"Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy. Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but worlds apart, Beauty Mbali, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles...

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

Walking through his village, a young African boy finds the materials to make a special toy.

Presents a collection of poems about the different animals who come to a water hole on the African grasslands, including giraffes, impalas, lions, vultures, and elephants.

A collection of tales about modern African children in crisis includes "An Ex-Mas Feast, " in which an eight-year-old child shares in his family's sacrifices to obtain enough food and enable his education.

The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for the handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian-born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is practiced and the CIA gives approval. Anwar's pregnant American-born...

"In Leopards, beginning readers will learn about leopards and their cubs. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to leopards' appearance, diet, behaviors, and habitats. A picture diagram labels leopards' body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about leopards online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....