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1. Adlerman, Dan (1996). Africa calling. Danvers, MA: Whispering Coyote Press.

Abstract:
A young girl dreams of all the animals in Africa. The animals seem to capture her attention through their actions. The animals frolick in the dusk of beautiful Africa.

Abstract provided by Kristen Pariseau, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Dreams] [Elephant] [Hippopotamus] [Imagination] [Lion] [Monkey] [Multicultural] [Nature] [Night] [Rhinoceros] [Rhyme] [Sleep] [Snake] [Survival] [Zebra]
2. Agell, Charlotte (1994). Dancing feet. New York: Gulliver Books .

Abstract:
Diversity in the world is shown through rhythmical lyrics and warm pictures. It also includes the names of major body parts and functions.

Abstract provided by Miwako Monden, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Acceptance] [African] [Asian] [Body Image] [Body Parts] [Community] [Dancing] [Diversity] [Equality] [Exercise] [Family] [Food] [Friendship] [Multicultural] [Poetry] [Rhyme] [Walking]
3. Angelou, Maya (1994). My painted house, my friendly chicken, and me. New York: Clarkson Potter, Inc..

Abstract:
Thandi, an eight-year-old Ndebele girl who lives in a village in South Africa with her mother, aunts, and sisters, and her mischievous younger brother, shares her secrets with her best friend, a chicken.

Abstract provided by Clarkson Potter, Inc, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Art] [Bicycle] [Chicken] [Colors] [Customs] [Dragonfly] [Family] [Friendship] [Jewelry] [Language] [Mischief] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Pattern] [Photograph] [Play] [Siblings] [Storytelling] [Village]
4. Annoh, G. Kwesi (1998). Somebody has done it, why can't you?. Ghana: Royal Gold Publishers Limited.

Abstract:
Two sisters in Ghana pursue their dreams of becomming career women. They receive help from their parents and teachers, and work hard to study math and science. Abena becomes a mathematician and Akousa becomes a medical officer in public health.

Abstract provided by Rachel Clair, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Careers] [Courage] [Determination] [Education] [Equality] [Family] [Fear] [Feelings] [Gender] [Ghana] [Health] [Math] [Multicultural] [Pregnancy] [Religion] [School] [Science] [Stereotypes] [Teaching]
5. Aruego, Jose//Dewey, Ariane (1979). We hide, you seek. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Abstract:
Take an active part in playing hide-and-seek with the pictures in this book!(A Wordless Book)

Abstract provided by Sally Bayes-Foxx, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Chameleon] [Desert] [Geography] [Giraffe] [Leopard] [Multicultural] [Rhinoceros] [Swamp]
6. Baer, Edith (1995). This is the way we eat our lunch. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Abstract:
Time for lunch!What will it be?Come along - let's taste and see!Journey across the world as children eat lunch. Discover many new foods and recipes in the back you can make and eat.

Abstract provided by Jennifer Henzie, 1997 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [American] [Australian] [British] [Canadian] [Chinese] [Columbian] [Differences] [Egyptian] [Feelings] [Food] [Friendship] [Hunger] [Indian] [Israelian] [Italian] [Japanese] [Maps] [Moroccan] [Nutrition] [Puerto Rican] [Recipe] [Recipe] [Rhyme]
7. Bogart, Jo Ellen (1994). Gifts. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Abstract:
Whenever Grandma goes on a trip, she brings back a present. Sometimes it's something tangible and other times it's just a memory. No matter what Grandma brings, it's always special and can be shared.

Abstract provided by Erin Wiegand, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Australian] [British] [Chinese] [Family] [Giving] [Grandparents] [Hawaiian] [Indian] [Memories] [Mexican] [Multicultural] [Presents] [Travel] [Verbal Communication]
8. Bognomo, Joel Eboueme (1999). Madoulina: A girl who wanted to go to school: A story from south africa. Honesdale, PA: Caroline House.

Abstract:
Madoulina has dreams of becoming a doctor. She doesn't, however, go to school because her mother needs her to sell fritters in the marketplace to earn money. Madoulina meets her brother's new teacher, who convinces her mom to find a way to let her go to school.

Abstract provided by Lauren Terakedis, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Ambition] [Argument] [Assertiveness] [Bias] [Careers] [Change] [Compromise] [Conflict Resolution] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Determination] [Doctor] [Education] [Encouragement] [Equality] [Family] [Frustration] [Goal Setting] [Growing Up] [Multicultural] [Parents] [School] [Verbal Communication] [Work] [Working Mother]
9. Brownlie, Alison (1999). Food and festivals: West Africa. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers.

Abstract:
Describes the West African culture of food, including the kinds of food grown and eaten, and various feast days like Ramadan, Easter, naming ceremonies, and yam festivals.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Baby] [Beach] [Bodies Of Water] [Camel] [Cattle] [Celebration] [Ceremony] [Chicken] [Community] [Cooking] [Dancing] [Family] [Farm] [Food] [Friendship] [Fruit] [Ghana] [Goat] [Hard Work] [Holidays] [Language] [Multicultural] [Music] [Muslim] [Parade] [Preparation] [Religion] [Respect] [River]
10. Bryan, Ashley (2003). Beautiful blackbird. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Abstract:
Colorful birds in the forest want to be like the blackbird. The blackbird teaches the other birds that each one is beautiful in their own unique way and that beauty doesn't come from a color.

Abstract Provided by Michele Gillespie, 2005 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Assertiveness] [Beauty] [Birds] [Colors] [Comparisons] [Dancing] [Differences] [Envy] [Exercise] [Feelings] [Multicultural] [Poetry] [Rainbow] [Rhyme] [Rhythm] [Self Esteem]
11. Bynum, Eboni//Jackson, Roland (2004). Jamari's drum. Toronto, Canada: Groundwood Books.

Abstract:
Jamari grows up drawn to the beating of the djembe, the keeper of the peace, the great drum of his Mali village beating to pacify the mountain. Jamari grows older and becomes the drummer of the djembe. He eventually gets caught up in other aspects of village life. When the village is once again threatened by the angry mountain, Jamari returns to his post as drummer for village peace.

Abstract provided byTony Kinne, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Clothing] [Community] [Dedication] [Fable] [Family] [Five Senses] [Harmony] [Instruments] [Language] [Marriage] [Mountains] [Multicultural] [Music] [Peace] [Rhythm] [Storytelling] [Traditions]
12. Cave, Kathryn (2002). One child, one seed: A south african counting book. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

Abstract:
Starting with a single seed in a child's hand and leading right through to a warm, nourishing meal (with plenty for all), this book offers up a satisfying story of the fruits of a communal effort. Play a simple counting game. Watch a pumpkin grow. Follow young Nothando and discover the rhythms of her daily life in this portrait of one child, one seed, and the South African village in which they thrive.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 2002 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Cattle] [Chicken] [Cleanliness] [Cooking] [Counting] [Cow] [Dog] [Family] [Farm] [Friendship] [Games] [Garden] [Hard Work] [Home] [Language] [Numbers] [Parents] [Photograph] [Plants] [Play] [Preparation] [Siblings] [Summer] [Walking]
13. Coleman, Evelyn (1998). To be a drum. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman and Company.

Abstract:
Daddy Wes whispers to his two young children about the history of Africans forced into slavery and how the pulse of the drum has moved through them over time. Daddy Wes promises his children that as long as they can hear the heartbeat of the earth, they will be free.

Abstract provided by Kimberly Salvatore, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Bodies Of Water] [Careers] [Colors] [Community] [Culture] [Five Senses] [Freedom] [Hearing] [History] [Instruments] [Language] [Multicultural] [Music] [Nonverbal Communication] [Ocean] [Playing] [Pride] [Rhythm] [Sea] [Ship] [Slavery] [Sounds] [Spiritual] [Storytelling] [Symbols] [Time] [Verbal Communication] [War]
14. Conway, David (2006). The most important gift of all. Columbus, OH: Gingham Dog Press.

Abstract:
Ama wants to honor her newborn baby brother with a special gift, as is the custom of the people in her village. When Grandma Sisi suggests the "gift of love" Ama sets off in search of this important presents, but how will she know when she has found it? This story celebrates a young girl's simple, earnest discovery of the most important gift of all.

Abstract provided by Gingham Dog Press, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Baby] [Birds] [Birth] [Celebration] [Clouds] [Community] [Critical Thinking] [Discovery] [Dreams] [Family] [Giraffe] [Grandparents] [Lion] [Love] [Multicultural] [Parents] [Rain] [Siblings] [Stars] [Tree] [Village]
15. Cowen-Fletcher, Jane (1994). It takes a village. New York: Scholastic Inc..

Abstract:
Young Yemi's responsibility is to look after her brother, Kokou, while at the market with her mother. Yemi quickly loses sight of her brother, but Kokou is safe with the neighbors in the community. Yemi learns that "It takes a village to raise a family."

Abstract provided by Danielle Albert, 1996 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Family] [Feelings] [Food] [Friendship] [Lost] [Multicultural] [Neighbors] [Nutrition] [Parents] [Shopping] [Siblings] [Traditions] [Verbal Communication]
16. Cumberbatch, Judy (2006). Can you hear the sea?. New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books.

Abstract:
Sarah's grandpa gives her a special shell and says if she listens carefully she can hear the sea, but all she hears are everday village noises.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Beliefs] [Bodies Of Water] [Cooking] [Family] [Food] [Fruit] [Grandparents] [Instruments] [Listening] [Monkey] [Multicultural] [Music] [Nonverbal Communication] [Persistence] [River] [Sea] [Shells] [Sounds] [Trust] [Village]
17. Daly, Niki (1999). Jamela's dress. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.

Abstract:
Jamela's mama has just bought some beautiful fabric for a new dress. While she's watching it dry outside in the South African air, Jamela wraps it around herself and starts parading down the street. Everyone is watching her, she is so proud. When she gets home, Jamela finds her mama very upset because her fabric is ruined. With the help of a friend, Jamela buys her mama more fabric. At this South African wedding both Jamela and her mama are beautiful in their new dresses.

Abstract provided by Erin Wiegand, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Birds] [Celebration] [Chicken] [Clothing] [Conflict Resolution] [Critical Thinking] [Dog] [Forgiveness] [Friendship] [Games] [Helping] [Language] [Love] [Market] [Money] [Multicultural] [Photograph] [Pretend] [Sewing] [Shopping] [Verbal Communication] [Wedding]
18. Daly, Niki (2004). Where's Jamela?. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Abstract:
A young girl named Jamela is upset on hearing the news from her mother that they will be moving to a new house. When it’s time to leave, everyone wonders where Jamela is and begin to search for her everywhere. Suddenly, she jumps out of a box from the back of the truck and agrees to go with her mother. On reaching her new house, she starts to like it and settles down in her room.

Abstract provided by Esha Bhatara, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [African American] [Bedtime] [Beverage] [Books] [Cat] [Change] [Chicken] [Decision Making] [Dog] [Emotions] [Future] [Language] [Love] [Moving] [Multicultural] [Music] [Nonverbal Communication] [Refusal Skills] [Stars] [Stress Management] [Truck] [Verbal Communication] [Vocabulary]
19. Dawes, Kwame (2005). I saw your face. New York: Dial Books.

Abstract:
A poem and portraits of children illustrate the shared beauty and heritage of people of African descent living throughout the world.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 2005 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Author's Note] [Birds] [Body Parts] [Games] [Geography] [Ghana] [History] [Maps] [Market] [Multicultural] [Park] [Play] [Travel] [Tree]
20. Diakite, Penda (2006). I lost my tooth in africa. New York: Scholastic Press.

Abstract:
While visiting her father's family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Author's Note] [Birds] [Cattle] [Chicken] [Community] [Cooking] [Donkey] [Games] [Garden] [Goat] [Grandparents] [Language] [Multicultural] [Music] [Parents] [Play] [Singing] [Sleep] [Teeth] [Traditions] [Travel] [Tree] [Vacation] [Village]
21. Diouf, Sylviane (2001). Bintou's braids. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle books.

Abstract:
When Bintou, a little girl living in West Africa, finally gets her wish for braids, she discovers that what she dreamed for has been hers all along.

Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [America] [Animals] [Beach] [Birds] [Bodies Of Water] [Celebration] [Chicken] [Clothing] [Critical Thinking] [Dreams] [Envy] [Family] [Feelings] [Fish] [Food] [Fruit] [Grandparents] [Moon] [Multicultural] [Parents] [Prayer] [Pride] [Sadness] [Sea] [Selfishness] [Siblings] [Sleep] [Sounds] [Stars] [Storytelling] [Stress Management] [Sun] [Traditions] [Tree] [Village]
22. du Bois, William Pene (1961). Otto in africa. New York: Viking Press.

Abstract:
Otto is a huge dog. His master takes him to Africa because he is too large for their town. They travel to Africa and help to win a war. Otto receives a medal for saving the town.

Abstract provided by Katie Maroney, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Dog] [Helping] [Loyalty] [Multicultural] [Pets] [Travel] [Verbal Communication] [War]
23. Ellis, Veronica (1989). Afro-bets: First book about africa. Orange, NJ: Just Us Books.

Abstract:
Mr. Amegashie explores the cultural diversity, rich history, and the beautiful and exciting land of Africa.

Abstract provided by Just Us Books, 1989 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Art] [Bodies Of Water] [Business] [Camel] [Celebration] [Ceremony] [Culture] [Customs] [Dancing] [Desert] [Discrimination] [Diversity] [Egypt] [Family] [Forest] [Geography] [Ghana] [History] [Horse] [Hyena] [Independence] [Instruments] [Islam] [Learning] [Leopard] [Library] [Maps] [Mountains] [Multicultural] [Music] [Muslim] [Nigerian] [Nonfiction] [Nonverbal Communication] [Photograph] [Religion] [River] [School] [Ship] [Slavery] [Storytelling] [Traditions] [Transportation] [Verbal Communication] [Village] [Water] [Zimbabwe]
24. Geraghty, Paul (1994). The hunter. New York: Crown Publishers Inc..

Abstract:
Jamina goes looking for honey in the bush with her grandfather. She hopes to see an elephant, but her grandfather tells her that it is not likely since the hunters have come. Jamina tells her grandfather that she wants to be a hunter. When she helps a little elephant whose mother was shot by hunters, she realizes she never wants to be a hunter.

Abstract provided by Tonia Ricketts, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Animals] [Community] [Elephant] [Family] [Grandparents] [Helping] [Hunting] [Lion] [Lost] [Multicultural] [Nature] [Recreation] [Rescue] [Rhinoceros] [Village] [Violence]
25. Girimes, Nikki (2004). A day with daddy. New York: Scholastic, Inc..

Abstract:
A young African American boy living with his mother spends the day with his father. They spend time together doing a variety of activities that leave the boy satisfied with his life.

Esha Bhatara, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African] [Baseball] [Basketball] [Family] [Food] [Happiness] [Memories] [Neighbors] [Nutrition] [Parents] [Play] [Playground] [Relationship] [Role Model] [Sleep] [Sports] [Understanding]
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