AFRICAN HISTORY AND STORIES

Kya Johnson (A) and Danh Tran (ILT)

List Price: $23.99 (Hardcover – African Folktale / Interactive Book -2021)

We are excited to introduce the 2nd magical book from RainbowMe, Incorporated. In this adaptation of the Ghanaian folklore tale, our unlikely hero Kofi Amero goes through a wonderful transformation with some bumps along the way.…

William Kamkwamba (A) and Bryan Mealer (A)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover) – Malawi / Young Inventor – 2014)

The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback!

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba’s tiny village…

Penelope Arlon (A) 

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Ancient Egypt Guide – 2014)

A visual guide to ancient Egypt for newly confident readers.

This book is packed with exclusive photos so that kids can see ancient Egypt like never before! The images are accompanied by time lines, step-by-steps, and cross-section graphics for…

Roye Okupe (A an ILT) 

List Price: $9.99 ( Paperback – Activity and Coloring Book / African Heroes – 2018)

YouNeek Studios “YouNeek” band of superheroes spring into action in this interactive coloring & activity book. With YouNeek African Heroes, you get to have fun not just coloring our library of awesome superheroes,…

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn’t feel that she fits in.

But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years… a story that Paloma shares in, because her story starts in…

Julie Stegemeyer (A) and E.B. Lewis (ILT)

List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – Legendary African Trees – 1998)

Moyo and Japera travel down the red dusty road to the next village. There, they will gather under the baobab tree, the Tree of Life. Moyo knows that some days the market wagon stops under the…

Patricia A. Keeler (A and ILT) and Jíulio Leitaio (A)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback- African Dance / History / Rituals – 2006)

Come along as we explore the fascinating origins of African dance, as rich and diverse as the continent itself. Discover unique rituals, colorful costumes, and…

Ermila Moodley (A)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback – Young Adult Fiction / Relocation / Culture Confusion – 2007)

When her father is transferred from his position as a professor at a Capetown, South Africa university to Buena Vista, California, Thandie Sobukwe says goodbye to her friends, family and favorites places and hello…

Chiekh Anta Diop (A)

List Price: $16.95 (Paperback – Ancient African History/ Egypt – 1989)

Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.  (336 pgs)

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Wendy Hartmann (A) and Joan Rankin (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Captures Natures Magic Vibe – 2017)

A magical journey that celebrates the African sounds of nature. In the beginning, when all things began, these were the sounds which were music to man. Cicadas, crickets, beetles and frogs Seedpods, cocoons, hollowed…

Bellerophon Books

List Price: $3.50 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 1992)

This coloring book features Terracotta figures of the kingdom of IFE , 11th – 15th centuries, with their great Onis (kings) and high ladies of the court. Fine details and illustration. Ancient Africa , Vol. 2. (20 pgs) All…

Sylviane A. Diouf (A) and Shane W. Evans (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 ( Paperback – West Africa / Beauty and Braids – 2004)

Bintou wants braids. Long, pretty braids, woven with gold coins and seashells, just like her older sister and the other women in her family. But she is too young for…

Monica Gunning (A) and Elaine Peddlar (ILT)

List Price $11.95 (Paperback -Homelessness / Mother and Daughter – 2013)

When her father died, Zettie and her mother left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain future in the United Sates. Zetties mother cant find a steady job so they are forced…

Africana Activity Book is the interactive companion to the trailblazing Africana (Wide Eyed Editions, 2022), featuring games, quizzes, creative prompts, and puzzles that explore and celebrate the diverse facets of Africa.

Learn to say “hello” in five African languages, take a tour of ancient civilizations, spot tiny hippos and giant snails, and meet dozens of…

Elizabeth Carpenter (A)

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Activity Book / Mazes / Ancient Egypt – 2010)

The first new idea in maze books since Egyptian times. Originally self- published, Mummy Mazes has won awards and seals of approval from Dr. Toy, The National Parenting Center, Independent Publishers, and Creative Child Magazine.

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H. Chuku Lee (A) and Pat Cummings (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover (No Jacket Cover) – Fairy Tale 2014)

In this remarkable retelling of Beauty and the Beast, award-winning illustrator Pat Cummings creates an enchanted fairy-tale world flavored by the art, architecture, and culture of West Africa, while writer H. Chuku Lee stays…

Marlon McKinney (A and ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Comic Book/ Graphic Novel  A Fantasy Story – Queen of Sheba – 2021)

A beautiful Ethiopian princess must use courage, strength, and leadership to conquer a dangerous enemy set on destroying the wealthy Kingdom of Sheba.

Princess Makeda was born into a loving royal family…

Jane Kurtz (A) and Rachel Isadora (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Family / African Immigrants Relocating / Storytelling / Siblings – 2005)

In the middle of the night the world can seem huge and frightening, especially when you’ve just moved far from…

Janay Brown Wood (A) and Hazel Mitchell (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Imagination and Greatness – 2014) 

Imani is a young Massai girl with a loving mother and a desire to do something great. When she decides she wants to touch the moon, she works hard to reach her goal,…

John Steptoe (A) Clarita Kohen (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – African Folklore / Two Sisters / Spanish Edition – 1997)

Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but Manyara is selfish and spoiled. When the king decides to choose a bride from among The Most Worthy…

Akua Agusi (A), Donnette Black (A) and Adrienne Hatch (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Numbers and Early Math – 2015)

This activity book and it’s perfect for teaching our kids some of the ancient Egyptian and Afrikan symbols.

Imhotep’s Learning Concepts is a workbook that introduces numbers and early math. Using…

Robert D. San Souci (A) and Brian Pinkney (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Folktale/ Mermaid – 1996)

Sukey’s new step-pa is a mean, bossy man. Every day Sukey wakes at dawn to work in the garden. All her step-pa ever does is watch her and yell if she so much as stops…

Kelly Cunnane (A) and Ana Juan (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Kenya / Child’s Responsibility / Family – 2006)

Imagine you live in a small Kenyan village, where the sun rises over tall trees filled with doves. You wake to the sound of a rooster’s crow, instead of an alarm clock and…

Dr. Winmilawe (A) and Tewodross Merchishua (ILT)

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Yoruba / Father and Son – 2012)

Shango’s Son is a short story based on ancient African knowledge (Yoruba Ifa). Shango has a son who becomes his companion and protector. The son has amazing abilities that help Shango succeed. The…

Patricia Cleveland-Peck (A) and Isabel Greenberg (ILT) 

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Egypt – King Tut’s Life – 2018)

Tutankhamun was born in a time of change. His father, Atakhenaten, instituted broad political and religious reform to Egypt, and his laws were controversial. By the time Tut turned nine, his whole family had died and…

Tochi Onyebuchi (A) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Science Fiction / Myth – Search for Home – 2018)

In the sequel to the acclaimed Beasts Made of Night, Taj has escaped Kos, but Queen Karima will go to any means necessary–including using the most deadly magic–to track him down.

Taj is…

Ekiuwua Aire (A) and Alina Shabelnyk (ILT) 

List Price $24.99 (Hardcover – Africa / Queen IDIA of Benin – 2020)

Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin. Discover the journey…

Gregory Walker (A) 

List Price: $19.99 (Paperback – Ancient Egyptian History / Queen Mother Nefertari –  2014)

In world history there has never been a national hero celebrated for as long nor revered as much as Ancient Egypt’s Queen Mother Ahmesh Nefertari. She was a real African heroine who changed the course of…

Chloe Perkins (A) and Tom Woolley (ILT)

List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – Countries / South Africa – 2016)

Discover what it’s like to grow up in South Africa with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world!

Dumela! My name is…

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu (A)

List Price: $9.95 (Paperback – History Lessons / Elementary Edition -1987)

A Black history textbook that goes beyond “Negro” to African history, this book shows the strengths, weaknesses, victories, and mistakes of African Americans. Beautifully illustrated, it includes test questions and vocabulary exercises. (108 pgs) Age: 5-12 

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Bellerophon

List Price: $3.95 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 1995)

The blacks in Greece were truly admired and appeared on many vases, bronze statues and marble reliefs. They came to Greece by way of merchant ships and Persian armies. Their knowledge of horsemanship was widely sought. (32 pgs) All Ages

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Rekhit Kajara Nia Yaa Nebthet (A)

List Price: $18.95 (Paperback – Kemetic Reiki -2014)

Kemetic Reiki is an ancient science of spiritual healing that was practiced by the Egyptian priests, physicians and layman. This book is the Level 1 manual for learning the craft of Kemetic Reiki for personal spiritual development. It includes…

Pusch Commey (A) and Innocent Dembetembe (ILT)

List Price:  $19.99 (Paperback – African Kings and Queens – 2014)

Volume one of 100 GREAT AFRICAN KINGS AND QUEENS chronicle the amazing exploits of 10 extraordinary monarchs of the African continent. Spanning over…

Useni Eugene Perkins (A) and Laura Freeman (ILT)

List Price: $17.95 (Hardcover – 1st President of Ghana – 2021)

On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thousands of people cheered, including dignitaries from round the world, he announced his country’s independence. After many years of British rule,…

Meg Belviso (A), Pamela D. Pollack (A) and Stephen Marchesi (ILT)

List Price: $5.57 (Paperback – Biography / South African / Leader – 2014)

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He…

Junot Diaz (A) and Leo Espinoza (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family Remembering The Past / Home – 2018)

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.

Every kid in Lola’s school was from…

Alex Katis (A)

List Price: $9.95 (Reference – African Culture and History – 2005)

What do you know of Zimbabwe’s glorious 11th-century civilization. The idealistic founding of Liberia and its long-standing democracy. What do you know of apartheid, Timbuktu, the gorillas of Malawi, Rwanda, the slave trade, Congolese rain forests, the Olduvai…

Muriel Feelings (A) and Tom Feelings (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Alphabet / In Swahili – 1992)

Great Swahili Beginner Book 

Here is an introduction not only to the letters of the alphabet, but also to another language and culture. Each of the twenty-four letters (there are no q or x sounds…

Pete Seeger (Storysong) and Michael Hays (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Folktale / South African – 2003)

American folk singer Pete Seeger retells a South African folktale about a boy and his father who, after being banished from town for making mischief, are welcomed back when they find a way…

John Steptoe (A and ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover Fiction / African Folktale – 1987)

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone — except Mufaro — knew that Manyara was selfish, bad tempered, and spoiled.

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 Peter Tosh (A) and Rachel Moss (ILT)

 List Price:  $17.95 (Hardcover – African / Song Lyric  –  2020)

A beautiful children’s picture book featuring the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s global classic celebrating children of African descent.

So don’t care where you come from
As long as you’re a black man, you’re an African
No mind…

Chloe Perkins (A) and Tom Woolley (ILT)  

List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover- Countries / Egypt – 2017)

Discover what it’s like to grow up in Egypt in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world!

Ahlan! My name is Amira, and I’m…

Dr. Naim Akbar (A)

List Price: $18.99 (Paperback – Psychology / African / Worldview – 2003)

African Psychology is not a thing, but a place-a view, a perspective, a way of observing. It is a perspective that is lodged in the historical primacy of the human view from the land that is known…

Winner of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award!

In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother–whose face bears traditional tribal markings–to meet her classmates. This is a perfect read for back to school!

It is Grandparents Day at Zura’s elementary school, and the…

From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes the first book in a searing, breathtaking trilogy that tells the story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family.

In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in…

Dorothy Hoobler (A), Thomas Hoobler (A) and Jerry Hoare (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Great Wonder of the World – 2015)

The Great Pyramids of Egypt–all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the…

Kofi A. Annan (A), Dudley J. Thompson (A) and Barrington A. Watson (ILT)

List Price: $15.00 (Paperback – Biographies / Pan Africanists – 2005)

This book celebrates the lives of seventeen Black leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the liberation, unity and solidarity of Africa and African peoples throughout…

Margaret Musgrove (A) Leo Dillon (ILT) and Diane Dillon (ILT)

List Price $21.99 (Hardcover – 26 African Tribes / Traditions – 1992)

From A to Z, an authentic portrait of 26 African tribes, stunningly illustrated by winners of the 1976 & 1977 Caldecott Medal. The magnificently composed pictures are warm with the tones…