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Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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
"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories...
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
3) Handsome hog
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Possessing a beautiful, smooth coat and an elegant tail, Handsome Hog has adventures in his home on the Great Grassy African Plain that cause him to lose his attractive looks and become known as Warthog to the other animals
Author
Series
Lolo volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns
5) Look!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An elephant eats, giraffes drink, a warthog digs, and a boy plays, reads, and dreams."--
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mama Panya has just enough money to buy ingredients for a few pancakes, so when her son Adika invites all their friends to join them, she is sure there will not be enough to go around. Includes facts about Kenya and a pancake recipe
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the Ugly Duckling, set on the African continent, the duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This fictionalized account of a student uprising that began in Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, unfolds through the first-person narratives of four young adults from different backgrounds whose lives intersect. An African student, Zanele, secretly organizes the protest against the Afrikaans Medium Decree Act, which required the use of English and Afrikaans ("the language of the oppressors") in schools. Her apolitical friend Thabo heads a local...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After carrying a bowl of milk on her head across dunes and the River Niger, and even up a mountain, without spilling a drop despite many distractions, Penda gets a surprise when she arrives at the grasslands to give her father his lunch.
16) Africa dream
Author
Publisher
John Day Co
Pub. Date
[1977]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A black child's dreams are filled with the images of the people and places of Africa
18) Shifting shadows
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
With the false leader destroyed, the animals of Bravelands are searching for the true Great Parent, but a mysterious new menace is threatening their lives.
19) Little Fish lost
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Fish loses his mother in an African pond and searches everywhere for her, seeing all kinds of animals in the process
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