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...

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

"An elephant eats, giraffes drink, a warthog digs, and a boy plays, reads, and dreams."--

"The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root"--

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

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...

"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...

"The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village"--

The animals of Africa, from aardvark to zebra.

Little Fish loses his mother in an African pond and searches everywhere for her, seeing all kinds of animals in the process