Elizabeth Zunon

As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author's note and a cake recipe.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to...

"A talented seamstress, born enslaved in 1818, bought freedom for herself and her son."--

Discover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh is transforming the landscape in his home country of Cameroon. When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to the central African nation of Cameroon. Authors Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul share Farmer Tantoh's inspiring story.

Prisca and her brother Caleb have always worked and played together in their village in Malawi, so when he goes away to school she struggles to find a way to join him. Includes glossary of Chichewa words.

A young girl recounts the reasons why her great-grandmother is hard to love--and why she loves her anyway.