Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2019
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1992 -- honoring outstanding books on Africa published or republished in the United States
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- 800 Resources including
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- 28 Book Readings
- 90 Lesson Plans
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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls(Commended, 2016)
26 Resources4 Awards
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler(Winner, 2011)
24 Resources3 Awards
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon(Commended, 2016)
22 Resources5 Awards
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes(Winner, 2009)
18 Resources3 Awards
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah(Winner, 2019)
15 Resources2 Awards
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books
by Karen Leggett Abouraya and Susan L. Roth(Winner, 2013)
14 Resources4 Awards
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
by Monica Edinger and Robert Byrd(Winner, 2014)
13 Resources4 Awards
Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
by Kathryn Erskine and Charly Palmer(Winner, 2018)
13 Resources5 Awards
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Adaptation),The
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon(Winner, 2013)
11 Resources3 Awards
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
by Claire A. Nivola(Honor, 2009)
11 Resources6 Awards
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
by Franck Prévot and Aurelia Fronty(Winner, 2016)
11 Resources4 Awards
Circle Unbroken: The Story of a Basket and Its People
by Margot Theis Raven and E.B. Lewis(Honor, 2005)
9 Resources1 Award
I Lost My Tooth in Africa
by Penda Diakite and Baba Wagué Diakité(Winner, 2007)
9 Resources2 Awards
Grandad Mandela
by Ambassador Zindzi Mandela, Zazi And Ziwelene Mandela, Sean Qualls, and Zondwa Mandela(Honor, 2019)
8 Resources1 Award
Desmond and the Very Mean Word
by Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams, and A.G. Ford(Winner, 2014)
8 Resources2 Awards
Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, and Ashley Bryan(Winner, 1999)
8 Resources1 Award
The Day Gogo Went to Vote
by Elinor Batezat Sisulu and Sharon Wilson(Winner, 1997)
6 Resources4 Awards
The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth
by David A. Anderson and Kathleen Atkins Wilson(Winner, 1992)
6 Resources2 Awards
The Butter Man
by Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Klear Essakalli(Honor, 2009)
6 Resources3 Awards
Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History
by Trevor R. Getz and Liz Clarke(Winner, 2013)
6 Resources1 Award