My 5-year old son and I are studying geography and reading books from different countries. This week we're in West Africa.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Retold by Verna Aardema, Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon
Recommended Age: 5
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Mabela The Clever
by Margaret Read Macdonald
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Sierra Leone
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Zomo The Rabbit: A Trickster Tale From West Africa
Retold And Illustrated by Gerald Mcdermott
Recommended Age: 5
Category: Nigeria
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I Lost My Tooth In Africa
by Baba Wague Diakite
Category: Mali
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
by Katie Smith Milway
Category: Ghana
Lake of the Big Snake: an African rain forest adventure
by Isaac Olaleye
Category: Nigeria
Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa
by Niki Daly
Category: Ghana
Koi and the kola nuts: a tale from Liberia
by Verna Aardema
Category: Liberia
Ananse and the lizard: a West African tale
by Pat Cummings
Category: Ghana
Anansi finds a fool: an Ashanti tale
by Verna Aardema
Category: Ghana
Anansi Does The Impossible!: An Ashanti Tale
by Verna Aardema
Category: Ghana
Koi and the kola nuts: a tale from Liberia
by Verna Aardema
Category: Liberia
Kanji-jo, the Nestlings:
Tuck Me in Tales
by Margaret Read MacDonald
Category: Liberia
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The Girl Who Sang in the Goathouse
Rescue by Airplane
"Thank You, Debbie"
Dija and the House of Medicine:
Stories from Africa
by SIM Missionaries
Recommended Age: 5
Category: Nigeria
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By Royal Command
Rain Song
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Around the World in 80 Tales
by Saviour Pirotta
Category: Nigeria, Ghana
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Aseye, from Ghana:
Children Just Like Me
by Anabel Kindersley
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Western Africa:
A Child's Introduction to the World
by Heather Alexander
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