Africa is Not a Country

Africa is Not a Country

Written by: Margie Burns Knight
Illustrated by: Anne Sibley O'Brien

Elementary Grades

"The authors narrate the experiences of children at play, at school, and at home, and use realistic illustrations to explore the cultural, environmental, ethnic, and social diversity of the 53 countries that make up the African continent. They explain that in Rwanda, refugee children (many of whom have been orphaned) are making pictures of war, while in Kenya, two children race to school, dreaming of one day becoming professional runners. From vast deserts with camels in the North to lush agricultural lands in Central and Southern Africa, the widely varied terrains are described as well. At the back a small note on each country fills in facts about geography, currency, population, etc."

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