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African culture

Books about African culture for readers of all ages.

Cover of From the Lands of the Night

From the Lands of the Night

Tololwa Mollel, Darrell McCalla

Ages 4–9familysiblings

Cover of Kente for a king

Kente for a king

Kathy Knowles

Ages 5–10cultural heritagecraftsmanship

Cover of Africa Brothers and Sisters

Africa Brothers and Sisters

Virginia L. Kroll

Ages 4–9cultural identityheritage

Cover of How the Zebra Got Its Stripes

How the Zebra Got Its Stripes

Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes

Ages 4–8folkloreanimals

Cover of Paulo's Strange Adventure (Junior African Writers Series)

Paulo's Strange Adventure (Junior African Writers Series)

African Writers Junior, Carolyn B. Mitchell, Barbara Kimenye

Ages 9–12adventurediscovery

Cover of The Elephant

The Elephant

Christine Denis-Huot, Michel Denis-Hout

Ages 4–8animalsnature