African Authors
Lift as You Climb (HB)
“What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child.Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.”Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others...
$17.99
Lift Your Light a Little Higher (HB)
Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It’s 1840 and my name’s Stephen Bishop. I’ll be your guide, so come with me, by the light of my lantern, into the deepest biggest cave in all of the United States. Down here, beneath the...
$17.99
Legend of Buddy Bush (HB) (COMING SOON)
This moving story introduces the remarkable character of Pattie Mae Sheals - whose sense of humor, ability to get into "grown folks business," and determination to know the truth will endear her to readers everywhere. Product details Publisher : Thorndike Press;...
$22.95
Legend of Buddy Bush (PB)
The day Uncle Goodwin “Buddy” Bush came from Harlem all the way back home to Rehobeth Road in Rich Square, North Carolina, is the day Pattie Mae Sheals’s life changes forever.Pattie Mae adores and admires Uncle Buddy—he’s tall and handsome...
$10.99
Legendary Miss Lena Horne (HB )
Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that...
$17.99
Let it Shine (HB)
With a kaleidoscope of color and cut paper, Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee and two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan celebrates three favorite spirituals: "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In," and "He's...
$19.99
How Sweet the Sound (HB)
An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn “Amazing Grace” and the living legacy of the song by New York Times bestselling author Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison.One stormy night at sea, a wayward man...
$17.99
I Am Loved (HB)
Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems...
$17.99
Harlem Grown (HB)
“Hartland’s joyful folk-art illustrations bop from the gray-toned jazzy vibrancy of a bustling city neighborhood to the colorful harvest of a lush urban farm.” —The New York Times“An inspiring picture book for youngsters with meaningful ties to the environment, sustainability,...
$17.99
Game Changers (HB)
“This lovingly crafted picture book biography centers on the incredible bond between Venus and Serena Williams…An important selection for biography and sports collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)“Will appeal to children and sports fans of all ages.” —Booklist (starred review)“Wife-and-husband team Cline-Ransome...
$17.99
FUTURE AFRICA: PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER NEPAD
2009 marked the 8th anniversary of the adoption of NEPAD as a socio-economic programme of the African Union, whose priority is poverty eradication and regional integration, and as envisioned in the Constitutive Act of the African Union. Amongst many strategies,...
$29.95
FREEDOM FIGHT: A NOVEL OF RESISTANCE AND FREEDOM+C267
First published in 1958 to coincide with Nigeria's independence, The Freedom Fight is the only notable example of the Yorb n revolutionary novel and the longest novel in the Yorb literary corpus to date. Set in 19th century traditional Yorb land, it...
$24.90
EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON CHINUA ACHEBE, VOL. II HB
Emerging Perspectives On Chinua Achebe: Isinka, The Artistic Purpose: Chinua Achebe And The Theory Of African Literature Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (March 31, 2004) Language : English Hardcover : 396 pages ISBN-10 : 0865438773 ISBN-13 : 978-0865438774 Item Weight : 15.2 ounces Dimensions...
$119.95
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LANGUAGE: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE: TANZANIA AND BEYOND
Empowerment Through Language: The African Experience-Tanzania and Beyond
Product details
Publisher : Africa World Pr (July 1, 2001)
Language : English
Paperback : 223 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865437653
ISBN-13 : 978-0865437654
Item Weight : 11.3 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
$22.96
EARLY EAST AFRICAN WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS: NGUGI WA THIONG'O OKOT P'BITEK DAVID MAILLU
Focusing on the early careers of notable East African writers such as Ngugi wa Thiong'o, David Maillu and Okot p'Bitek, EARLY EAST AFRICAN WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS is a collection of essays exploring the emergence of East African multilingual literary production...
$24.57
Ellington Was Not a Street (HB)
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of...
$19.99
Dr. King's Refrigerator (PB)
A sly, witty, and insightful collection of short stories from National Book Award-winning author, Charles Johnson. Product details Publisher : Scribner (November 5, 2011) Language : English Paperback : 144 pages ISBN-10 : 0743264541 ISBN-13 : 978-0743264549 Item Weight : 5.6 ounces Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.5...
$10.99
Copper Sun (HB)
Amari's life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and fortunate enough to live in a beautiful village, it never occurred to her that it could all be taken away in an...
$19.99
Copper Sun (PB)
Amari's life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and fortunate enough to live in a beautiful village, it never occurred to her that it could all be taken away in an...
$11.99
CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF GLOBALIZATION AND AFRICAN LITERATURE
"The papers for this volume were all delivered at the 33rd Annual Conference of the African Literature Association held in Morgantown, West Virginia." Product details Publisher : Red Sea Press,U.S.; UK ed. edition (April 26, 2016) Language : English Paperback : 280 pages...
$34.95