Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people-rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers-who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century.

Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns.

Did you know that elephants take mud baths and roll in the dirt? Discover how these wild animals live their lives in Africa.

A murderer now leads the animals of the plains. Many believe he is the real Great Father, but the elephant Sky and baboon Thorn know the truth. While Sky leads her herd in a desperate search for Braveland's rightful leader, Thorn is forced to flee his old troop to escape certain death. And the lion Fearless, once their friend, waits for a chance to strike down one tyrant but may be led astray by another. The balance of the Bravelands is about to shatter...

In Japan, as a provincial governor, his wife, and daughter Yuki, followed by 1,000 attendants, travel the historic Tokaido Road to the Shogun's palace in Edo. Yuki keeps up with her lessons by writing poems describing the journey.

"Twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd and their two older siblings travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure hunting business afloat long enough to rescue their kidnapped mother -- and possibly find their missing father" --

As the new Great Father, the young baboon, Thorn, hopes to guide Bravelands to peace after a period of great turmoil. But a pack of rogue wolves lurks among the Great Herd, committing acts so evil they threaten to shatter that peace before it's even begun. Torn between her desire to help Thorn and the urge to join her herd, Sky must choose between duty and family. As Fearless frantically searches for Titan, he begins to suspect that the rogue wolves...

The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always somebody to laugh or play with. She loves to splash in the sea with her cousins and have parties with her aunties. But more than anything else in the world, Anna Hibiscus would love to see snow.

"Life is comfortable for twelve-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and his friend M'Baku to school in America and they've been enrolled at South Side Middle School in the heart of Chicago. Despite being given a high-tech suit and a Vibranium ring, T'Challa realizes he might not be...