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Books like Africa is not a country
An expansive and welcoming exploration that invites young readers to discover the vibrant, varied daily lives across a massive continent. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Africa is not a country.
- welcoming
- curious
- expansive
- 01
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs
Gail Gibbons
A bright, accessible gateway into the wonders of the ancient world for newly independent readers.
- 02
Ashanti to Zulu
Margaret Musgrove
A structured, award-winning journey through the alphabet that celebrates the rich diversity of African traditions and customs.
- 03
Me on the map
McGraw Hill · 1996
A gentle, step-by-step journey that makes the vast, overwhelming world feel wonderfully accessible and deeply connected to a child's own bedroom.
- 04
Introduction to African religion
Mbiti, John S.
An accessible and respectful exploration of the rituals, philosophies, and daily spiritual life across the African continent.
- 05
We All Went on Safari
Laurie Krebs
A sun-drenched, rhythmic counting adventure that turns learning into a joyful, musical journey through the grasslands.
- 06
It takes a village
Jane Cowen-Fletcher
A warm, reassuring stroll through a vibrant market that celebrates the safety net of a caring community.
- 07
Nzingha, warrior queen of Matamba
Pat McKissack · 2000
An intimate, diary-style glimpse into the mind of a fierce young princess preparing to defend her people against colonial invaders.
- 08
This is how we do it
Matt Lamothe
A gentle, eye-opening journey through a single day that celebrates both the beautiful differences and the shared rhythms of childhood around the world.
- 09
African Short Stories
Chinua Achebe
A rich, polyphonic gathering of voices that captures the heartbeat, struggles, and enduring spirit of a vast continent.
- 10
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
April Jones Prince
An accessible, earnest journey into the life of a monumental voice for freedom and equality.
- 11
Out of Africa
Isak Dinesen · 1984
A sweeping, elegiac love letter to a lost time and a vast landscape, written with the cadence of a myth.
- 12
Let's talk about race
Julius Lester · 2005
A gentle, conversational exploration of identity that frames race as just one chapter in the larger story of who we are.
