The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle.

A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife. Modern fable of pride going before a fall when two sisters, one spiteful, one considerate, vie to be the young king's bride.

In this novel-in-verse that picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob, Ruby recounts her life before the circus when her caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa comes for a visit.

An African wild dog, a warthog, a lion and an elephant argue about the animal each sees through the hole in the wall--which turns out to be a mirror.

Based on a true story, tells of how a poor Ghanaian boy buys a chicken through a community loan program, which eventually helps lift him, his mother, and his community out of poverty.

At long last, the Great Herd is united against Titan -- now so powerful that even Fearless, who vowed to avenge his father's death, cannot defeat the rogue lion alone. Thorn may have a plan to bring about Titan's downfall, but the animals of Bravelands must decide how much they are willing to risk--and who they are willing to lose.

When social workers begin to scrutinize Mercy's homelife in modern-day Pietermartizburg, she uses life lessons taught to her by Mr. Singh to stand up for herself and her eccentric foster aunts.

Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.

"Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children--human beings--this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could and sent us into the world with confidence and love. Told...