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1781) Jane Goodall
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Jane Goodall had a passion to learn about animals. Readers will learn all about her adventurous life among chimpanzees and other primates in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated by the vibrant images, stimulating facts, and accessible glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement.
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Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot is a delightful, painfully honest memoir that chronicles the thick slice of humanity sandwiched between Liberia's April 12, 1980 coup and the Civil War in 1989. Like many others who embraced Black Pride, Afros, African clothing and names in the 70's, Susan and thousands more took it one step further and immigrated to Mother Africa. This touching memoir is set against the author's personal growth, her cultural...
1784) Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of Southwest
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"Andersson...was the most important African explorer after Livingstone...fascinating books on travel...in 1853 he was the first white man to make his way to the great newly discovered Lake Ngami...through barren tribe-infested wastes of Damaraland." -Daily Telegraph, Oct. 6, 1936
"Lake Ngami...is a book of great interest...containing narratives of exciting adventures with wild animals and of hair-breadth escapes experienced by the author while in...
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Every new generation of children should be enthralled by stories of famous people from their history. The Legends of Africa Series are fictionalized stories about real legends of Africa from the continent and the African diaspora. The stories are written in easy to read texts which can be read to young children. Older children will also enjoy them because they are easy to read and understand. This beautifully illustrated story is a fictionalized version...
1786) Le Japon intime
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Ce livre sur la vie japonaise fut rédigé d'après les notes prises pendant le séjour de quelques mois que je fis au Japon.
Ce n'était pas toutefois dans le dessein d'en pénétrer les mœurs que je m'étais rendue dans ce pays, mais pour étudier de près sa politique. La brusque mainmise du Japon sur la Mandchourie, son agression non moins inattendue à Shanghai, le ton nouveau de sa diplomatie, qu'appuyaient d'impressionnantes démonstrations...
1787) The Wizard of the Nile
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Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a fugitive rebel leader: he is said to take his orders directly from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalized child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Joseph Kony is now an internationally wanted criminal, and yet nobody really knows who he is or what he is fighting for.
To get the truth behind the rumors and myths, Matthew Green ventures...
1788) Let's Look at Somalia
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Welcome to Somalia! See camels walking across the hot desert. Visit caves with ancient paintings. Find out about this African country and its people, animals, and land.
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Extrait: "Nous arrivâmes à Cadix le mercredi 18 novembre 1846. Nous étions assez inquiets. Il avait été convenu entre monsieur le ministre de l'instruction publique et moi, avant mon départ à Paris, qu'un bâtiment à vapeur nous attendrait à Cadix pour nous transporter à Alger: de Séville, o nous retenaient, et le bon accueil des habitants, et la promesse de Montès et du Chiclanero qui s'étaient engagés à nous donner une course de taureaux..."
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1790) Let's Look at Egypt
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Welcome to Egypt! See the sites. Enjoy the food. Hear the language. Discover this country's land, people, and traditions.
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Have you heard about the small country in Africa that promises a unique aromatic experience? Yes, we are talking about Morocco, and in this book, you will learn all about it. Geography is a beautiful subject because it allows you to explore the world without leaving the comforts of your home. If you are ready for a full-sensory experience, then ask your mom to check out with this book today!
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Published three times per year by Indiana University Press for the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling ideas from and about the black world. Since its founding in Uganda in 1961, the magazine has kept apace of the rapid transformation of the African Diaspora and has remained a leading forum of intellectual debate. This issue of Transition-"Gay Nigeria"-pays tribute to those who "agitate...
1793) Army of Africa
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José's eyes turn red as they brim with tears. "Can't you guys see? There is no home anymore. You can't turn back time. There is no home."
A new young adult fiction by Ciara Amare.
There were four army soldiers: José, Mark, Evan, and Ethan. They were tormented by an evil general. Their plane was hijacked, but they didn't know until it was too late. The four were stranded in an Ethiopian rainforest, isolated away from society. They must use...
1794) Easter in Lagos
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A colorful holiday picture book, which captures the festivities, traditions, and excitement of Easter in Lagos, a modern African city.
It's Easter Sunday in Lagos. People are excited and celebrating. But Eyitomi misses her Grandma. In a heartfelt letter, she gives her grandmother Seven Reasons Why She Should Spend her Next Easter in Lagos. But Mummy and Daddy have a surprise of their own.
Readers of all ages will love reading a little girl's account...
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Un roman d'espionnage époustouflant, une histoire d'amour et des complots à la cour de Byzance.Majid, le héros de En route vers Bagdad, poursuit ses aventures dans cette ville mythique, à l'origine d'une immense civilisation au Moyen-Age. C'est là, à Byzance, qu'il découvrira des codes diplomatiques et les stratagèmes de survie dans les cercles du pouvoir.Découvrez ce deuxième volet de la saga historique Les aventures de Majid, et replongez...
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On Uganda's Terms is the gripping tale of the author's experiences as an American nurse during the vicious and brutal reign of Idi Amin. Ms. Hale tells the story of the struggles she faced while striving to improve the Ugandan health care system in the 1960s - 70s. Recalling a saying from the Talmud-"If you can save one life, you can save a generation," she worked to improve health care in the midst of this African nation's most horrific time in history....
1797) Turkey
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Turkey is a country with a rich cultural heritage. This peninsula country joins the continents of Asia and Europe together. Turkey's customs, culture, landscape, and more are on display in this title for fluent readers. Special features introduce readers to the country's language, climate, and landscape, while engaging activities highlight Turkish recipes and activities. Readers will enjoy this thorough exploration of all that makes Turkey great!
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Voyage au bout de Kinshasa, dans l'Afrique des Afriques
Une déclaration d'amour au «Kongo» méconnu et à sa capitale, Kin, la ville du président-roi qui confisque, des filles tatouées jusqu'au vagin et des shegues, petits princes abandonnés des rues balafrées. Kin, qui pleure et danse à la fois. Kin qui étreint, étourdit, envoûte.
De ces carnets surgissent personnages, paysages, conversations, des plus cocasses aux plus tragiques.
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1799) Africa
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This title introduces readers to the region of Africa. Concise text, thought-provoking discussion questions, and compelling photos give the reader an insightful look into Africa's rich and complex histories, natural environments, economies, governments, and peoples.
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Patrick Manning refuses to divide the African diaspora into the experiences of separate regions and nations. Instead, he follows the multiple routes that brought Africans and people of African descent into contact with one another and with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In weaving these stories together, Manning shows how the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean fueled dynamic interactions among black communities...
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