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- Mabela the clever / by MacDonald, Margaret Read,1940-; Coffey, Tim.;
A folktale of the Limba people of Sierra Leone, about a mouse who pays close attention to her surroundings and avoids being tricked by the cat.
- Subjects: Mice; Cats; Tales;
- © 2001., Albert Whitman,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- A fistful of shells : West Africa from the rise of the slave trade to the age of revolution / by Green, Toby,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Anansi's party time [kit] / by Kimmel, Eric A.; Stevens, Janet.; Terheyden, Jerry.; Live Oak Media (Firm);
Read by Jerry Terheyden.When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.
- Subjects: Anansi (Legendary character); Folklore;
- © p2011., Live Oak Media,
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- She Who Knows. by Okorafor, Nnedi.;
Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe African-futurist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning 'Who Fears Death', this is the first in the 'She Who Knows' trilogy. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Science fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy; FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic; FICTION / World Literature / Africa / West Africa;
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- Anansi and the moss-covered rock / by Kimmel, Eric A.; Stevens, Janet;
Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
- Subjects: Anansi (Legendary character); Spiders; Tales; Folklore;
- © c1988., Holiday House,
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- Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War / by French, Howard W.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history. In a sweeping narrative that traverses 600 years, one that eloquently weaves precise historical detail with poignant personal reportage, Pulitzer Prize finalist Howard W. French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in America, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "darkest" continent. Born in Blackness dramatically retrieves the lives of major African historical figures whose stories have been repeatedly etiolated and erased over centuries, from unimaginably rich medieval African emperors who traded with Asia; to Kongo sovereigns who heroically battled seventeenth-century European powers; to ex-slaves who liberated Haitians from bondage. In doing so, French tells the story of gold, tobacco, sugar, and cotton-and the greatest "commodity" of all, the millions of people brought in chains from Africa to the New World, whose reclaimed histories fundamentally help explain our present world"--
- Subjects: African diaspora; History, Modern.; Slave trade;
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- Crisis in the red zone : the story of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, and of the outbreaks to come / by Preston, Richard,1954-author.;
The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever, but the outbreaks continue. 'Crisis in the Red Zone' is a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us and is an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses. Soon to be a National Geographic original miniseries airing May 27-30, 2019.
- Subjects: Ebola virus disease; Epidemics; Ebola virus disease; Epidemics; Ebola virus disease; Epidemics;
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- Anansi's party time / by Kimmel, Eric A.; Stevens, Janet.;
When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.LSC
- Subjects: Anansi (Legendary character); Spiders; Tales;
- © c2008., Holiday House,
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- Nightbloom / by Medie, Peace A.,author.;
"When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable confidantes. Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet and losing interest in everything. The two become estranged, and it will be years before Akorfa learns what has happened. Only a crisis can ultimately bring them back together"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Cousins; Families; Secrecy;
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- Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires / by Klobuchar, Lisa.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [62]), Internet addresses and index."A discussion of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai people of Africa, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.LSC
- © c2009., World Book,
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