Africa Is Not a Country, 2nd Edition

Name: Africa Is Not a Country, 2nd Edition
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Margy Burns Knight
ISBN: 9781728490182

Author: Margy Burns Knight, Mark Melnicove

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Enter into the daily lives of children in the many countries of modern Africa. Countering stereotypes, Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent. This edition includes updates to the text, statistics, and illustrations to reflect Africa in the 2020s. “A lovely book about Africa that gets the issue of its enormous diversity right.” —Barbara Brown, Director, Africa in our Schools and Community Program, African Studies Center, Boston University “A book every school must have as we emerge into the global village. Gives good insights into Africa’s many cultures, with a balance of the contemporary and traditional that is the way of life now.” —Oscar Mokeme, Director, Museum of African Tribal Art, Portland, Maine

Reviews

Goodreads review by Margaret Boling on December 11, 2016

12/11/2016 ** I am a librarian in a school with a significant number of students who have extended family in various countries in Africa. When I ask where their families are from, they simply reply, "Africa." I'm working hard with both students and staff to elicit a more specific response - the name......more

Goodreads review by Set on November 21, 2022

Glimpses into the different countries in Africa and their various cultures, foods, and customs.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 08, 2017

Knight aimed to present the rich diversity of the African continent and partially succeeds. She portrays a vignette of contemporary family life in more than 30 countries. There are so many details that it is fun to reread, and to study the continental map in the front. All African nations are listed......more

Goodreads review by AJ on June 02, 2020

A great children's book to teach children about Africa in an easy and relateable way - and makes the best statement ever! Africa is not a country!......more

Goodreads review by Koren on August 12, 2018

We tend to think of Africa as one big country and not many diverse countries! This book is such a cute day in the life walk through of children in different African countries. The only downside is that it didn't contain every country.......more