FICTION
♦ African Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger Hunt are on the trail of a vicious man-eating leopard. yet they are also being hunted themselves, by a merciless band of killers known as the Leopard Society. Can they trust their own tracker, Joro, despite knowing he has pledged to lead them to their deaths?
♦ Elephant Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger Hunt are on an awesome African adventure to track down the rare great white elephant. The brothers coolly tackle their task-despite doom-laden prophecies from Mumbo, a Watussi chieftain--and as the temperature rises...the danger level intensifies.
♦ Lion Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger Hunt have been sent on a terrifying mission--the must save the population of Mtito Andei from a man-eating lion. But the 'King of the Beasts' isn't the only thing trying to kill the boys... Have the brothers bitten off more than they can chew this time?
♦ Safari Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger fly straight into the jaws of death when they join warden Mark Crosby in Tsavo, an African park where poaching is big business. And with a gang leaving behind a blood-stained trail of terror and torture, the heat is on for the brothers to solve the string of mysterious murders--before they too become victims.
B $ ♦ $ The White Horse by Elizabeth Coatsworth
Hal and Roger Hunt are on the trail of a vicious man-eating leopard. yet they are also being hunted themselves, by a merciless band of killers known as the Leopard Society. Can they trust their own tracker, Joro, despite knowing he has pledged to lead them to their deaths?
♦ Elephant Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger Hunt are on an awesome African adventure to track down the rare great white elephant. The brothers coolly tackle their task-despite doom-laden prophecies from Mumbo, a Watussi chieftain--and as the temperature rises...the danger level intensifies.
♦ Lion Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger Hunt have been sent on a terrifying mission--the must save the population of Mtito Andei from a man-eating lion. But the 'King of the Beasts' isn't the only thing trying to kill the boys... Have the brothers bitten off more than they can chew this time?
♦ Safari Adventure by Willard Price
Hal and Roger fly straight into the jaws of death when they join warden Mark Crosby in Tsavo, an African park where poaching is big business. And with a gang leaving behind a blood-stained trail of terror and torture, the heat is on for the brothers to solve the string of mysterious murders--before they too become victims.
B $ ♦ $ The White Horse by Elizabeth Coatsworth
CLASSIC LITERATURE
♥ Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren
A story of two brothers serving in the French Legion in Northern Africa. An adventure story of loyalty, devotion, honour, and duty.
A story of two brothers serving in the French Legion in Northern Africa. An adventure story of loyalty, devotion, honour, and duty.
CULTURAL
$ Africa Trek I and II by Alexandre and Sonia Poussin
Three years, eleven countries, 1,200 families, 14,000 kilometers of adventures while walking in the footsteps of mankind through the Cradle of Life. Alexandre and Sonia Poussin undertake to walk the length of Africa entirely on foot, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Sea of Galilee. Without sponsors, without support team, sharing the poverty of their hosts, they speak to us on each page of the generosity and enthusiasm of these men and women who populate the African continent.
♥ From the Darkness of Africa to the Light of America by Thomas Beolow (1891)
The story of an African Prince warning: there are very disturbing accounts of native traditions. Definitely not for young children.
(a map of the Carthaginian Empire made in 1839)
♥ Incredible Africa by Willard Price
Willard Price was a photographer for National Geographic and traveled the world learning about various cultures. He wrote a series of exciting, action-packed adventure books for young people.
♥ My African Journey by Winston Churchill (1909)
Allow Winston Churchill to take you on a personal tour of Africa. Written in the evenings after hot days in Uganda.
♥ The World’s Story by Eva March Tappan (1914)
The history of the world in song, art and story
Three years, eleven countries, 1,200 families, 14,000 kilometers of adventures while walking in the footsteps of mankind through the Cradle of Life. Alexandre and Sonia Poussin undertake to walk the length of Africa entirely on foot, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Sea of Galilee. Without sponsors, without support team, sharing the poverty of their hosts, they speak to us on each page of the generosity and enthusiasm of these men and women who populate the African continent.
♥ From the Darkness of Africa to the Light of America by Thomas Beolow (1891)
The story of an African Prince warning: there are very disturbing accounts of native traditions. Definitely not for young children.
(a map of the Carthaginian Empire made in 1839)
♥ Incredible Africa by Willard Price
Willard Price was a photographer for National Geographic and traveled the world learning about various cultures. He wrote a series of exciting, action-packed adventure books for young people.
♥ My African Journey by Winston Churchill (1909)
Allow Winston Churchill to take you on a personal tour of Africa. Written in the evenings after hot days in Uganda.
♥ The World’s Story by Eva March Tappan (1914)
The history of the world in song, art and story
HISTORICAL
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♥ History of Hannibal the Carthiginian by Jacob Abbott (1872)
Jacob Abbott was a prolific writer of over 200 books, mostly historical and biographical topics for young readers. He had a reputation for impeccable research.
♥ Life Out of Death (1917)
The Story of the Africa Inland Mission
♥ The Hill of Good-bye by Jessie Monteath Currie (1920)
The story of a solitary white woman’s life in Central Africa.
♥ The Story of Carthage by John Alfred Church (1888)
Story of the Nations Series
♥ The Story of South Africa by W. Basil Worsfold (1898)
A straightforward history of South Africa.
♥ The Story of South Africa by George M. Theal (1894)
Story of the Nations Series
Jacob Abbott was a prolific writer of over 200 books, mostly historical and biographical topics for young readers. He had a reputation for impeccable research.
♥ Life Out of Death (1917)
The Story of the Africa Inland Mission
♥ The Hill of Good-bye by Jessie Monteath Currie (1920)
The story of a solitary white woman’s life in Central Africa.
♥ The Story of Carthage by John Alfred Church (1888)
Story of the Nations Series
♥ The Story of South Africa by W. Basil Worsfold (1898)
A straightforward history of South Africa.
♥ The Story of South Africa by George M. Theal (1894)
Story of the Nations Series
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦ $ Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The most famous and important novel to come of South Africa.
B ♦ $ The Return by Sonia Levitin
Fifteen-year-old Desta belongs to a small, isolated mountain community of Ethiopian Jews. She and her brother and sister leave their aunt and uncle and set out on the long and dangerous trip to freedom -- an airlift from the Sudan to Israel, the Promised Land. They travel barefoot, facing hunger, thirst and bandits.
The most famous and important novel to come of South Africa.
B ♦ $ The Return by Sonia Levitin
Fifteen-year-old Desta belongs to a small, isolated mountain community of Ethiopian Jews. She and her brother and sister leave their aunt and uncle and set out on the long and dangerous trip to freedom -- an airlift from the Sudan to Israel, the Promised Land. They travel barefoot, facing hunger, thirst and bandits.
BIOGRAPHIES
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♦ African Firebrand:Kenyatta of Kenya by Jules Archer
Messner Biography
♥ Alexander Mackay, Missionary Hero of Uganda
$ Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis
The New York Times bestselling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
♥ Hannibal by Jacob Abbott
Makers of History Series
♥ Livingstone, the Hero of Africa by R.B. Dawson
♥ My Life and Thought: The Autobiography of Albert Schweitzer
♥ The Missionary Heroes of Africa by J.H. Morrison
♥ The Story of MacKay in Uganda by His Sister
$ Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Wangari recounts her childhood in rural Kenya and how she came to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
Messner Biography
♥ Alexander Mackay, Missionary Hero of Uganda
$ Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis
The New York Times bestselling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
♥ Hannibal by Jacob Abbott
Makers of History Series
♥ Livingstone, the Hero of Africa by R.B. Dawson
♥ My Life and Thought: The Autobiography of Albert Schweitzer
♥ The Missionary Heroes of Africa by J.H. Morrison
♥ The Story of MacKay in Uganda by His Sister
$ Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Wangari recounts her childhood in rural Kenya and how she came to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.