Resources for Teachers

• Teacher’s Guide

Problem Solving in Africa

1. Graber, Janet, Muktar and the Camels, Henry Holt and Co., 2009
2. Johnson, Jen Cullerton. Seeds of Change : Planting a Path to Peace, New York, NY : Lee & Low Books, 2010
3. Kamkwamba, William and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. New York: Dial, 2012
4. Mollel, Tololwa, My Rows and Piles of Coins, New York : Clarion Books, 1999.
5. Nivola, Claire A., Planting the Trees of Kenya : The Story of Wangari Maathai, New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008
6. Paul, Miranda. One Plastic Bag. New York: Lerner, 2015
7. Prévot, Franck, Wangari Maathai : the woman who planted millions of trees, Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2015
8. Winter, Jeanette, Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. Maine: Harcourt, 2008

Learn More About African Culture Through the Eyes of Children

1. Bulion, Leslie, Fatuma’s New Cloth, North Kingstown, RI : Moon Mountain, 2002
2. Kirmani, Mubina Hassanali, Bundle of Secrets : Savita Returns Home, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
3. Mollel, Tololwa M., Kele’s Secret, New York : Lodestar Books, 1997
4. Mollel, Tololwa. Orphan Boy : A Maasai Story, Clarion Books, 1990
5. Mollel, Tololwa. Subira, Subira, New York : Clarion, 2000
6. Mwangi, Meja., The Mzungu Boy, Berkeley : Groundwood / Publishers Group West (dist.), 2005
7. Naidoo, Beverley. Burn My Heart, New York, NY : HarperCollins / Amistad, 2009
8. Nyong’o, Lupita, Sulwe, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019]
9. Walters, Eric., The Matatu, Victoria, B.C : Orca Book Publishers, 2012

Further Reading for Children

1. Chamberlin, Mary and Rich. Mama Panya’s Pancakes. MA: Barefoot Books Ltd, 2005. 
2. Deedy, Carmen Agra. 14 Cows for America. Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree, 2016.
3. Krebs, Laurie. We All Went on Safari. MA: Barefoot Books Ltd, 2004
4. McBrier, Page. Beatrice’s Goat. New York: Aladdin, 2004
5. Paul, Miranda. One Plastic Bag. New York: Lerner, 2015.
6. Smith Milway, Katie. One Hen:  How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference. Ontario: Kids Can Press, 2008.
7. Verde, Susan. The Water Princess. New York: G.P. Putman, 2016.

Fun for Kids

• Fun things to do and see on Pinterest
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page
• Word Search – Easy
• Word Search – Harder
• Lion Lights Word Scramble
• Safari Animals Crossword
• Safari Animal Word Scramble
• African Maze Map
• Find the Lions and Antelope