Africa Is Not a Country
Map the Book: “Africa Is Not a Country”
A short summary and lesson plan of the book, Africa is Not a Country.
http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/09/06/map-the-book-africa-is-not-a-country/
Summary/Reviews: African Is Not a Country
A short summary, as well as two reviews, about the book.
https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1092062/Reviews
Discover Your World
Joint author Margy Burns Knight’s blog.
Margy Burns Knight | The Huffington Post
A short biography of joint author Margy Burns Knight.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/margy-burns-knight
A Maine Writer: Maine State Library
Joint author Mark Melnicove’s biography.
http://www.maine.gov/msl/maine/writdisplay.shtml?id=97900
Anne Sibley O’Brien
Illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien’s biography from her website.
http://www.annesibleyobrien.com/index.php/asob/info/bio
African Art: History, Characteristics
An article about African art history and characteristics.
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/african.htm
African Tribal Art
A selection of African art, masks and sculpture, furniture, weapons and adornment from different countries.
African Culture - Rich and Diverse Culture Across the Continent
An article about African art, food, music, and more.
http://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-culture.html
17 African Cultural Values (To Know Before Traveling to Africa)
Various African cultural values that are different from cultural values in the US.
https://migrationology.com/african-cultural-values-travel-africa-17/
Africa travel guide - Wikitravel
Information about Africa’s geography and history, and how to travel within Africa.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Africa
Map of Africa - Countries of Africa - Nations Online Project
A clickable map of Africa, showing the countries, capitals, and main cities.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/africa_map.htm
Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
An article about various regions across Africa, as well as their accompanying photos.
http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-physical-geography/
Geography for Kids: African countries and the continent of Africa
Information about Africa’s geography and fun facts about the continent.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php
History of Africa - Lonely Planet Travel Information
An article about African history, as well as links to more information about Africa.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/africa/history
100 Things You Did Not Know About Africa
A list of 100 facts about African history.
http://www.blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/100-things-about-africa/
History of Africa
A brief article on the history of Africa.
Africa | Ethnologue
Information about the many African languages.
https://www.ethnologue.com/page/africa
Exploring Africa
A map of the most common languages spoken in each country of Africa.
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/unit-1/module-five/module-five-activity-five/
African Language Facts
Information about the various languages spoken in Africa.
http://thelanguagefactory.co.uk/facts-need-know-languages-africa/
Traditional Congolese Dance - Ballet Arumbaya Ndendeli, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A 6 minute video of a traditional Congolese Dance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mMsXM-4USM
Zulu Dancing, filmed by Tekweni TV Productions, Durban, South Africa
A 12 minute video of Zulu dancing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxhhF_nHxIs
Sanyu Children's Choir rehearsal, Katooke village, Mubende District, Uganda
A 7 minute video of Sanyu children’s choir rehearsal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHmrwidme_U&list=RDEDFrGiboyXY&index=23
Tanzania Haya Traditional dance and song by singer Saida Karoli from Bukoba, Tanzania. An African music video
A 10 minute video of a Tanzania Haya Traditional dance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qQ0MCFttFc
Africa - Mama Lisa’s World
Various songs and rhymes of different African countries.
African Cultural Center USA
African Cultural Center USA was established in 1991 as a nonprofit organization for the purpose of educating a previously under-served population about Africa. African Cultural Center USA strives to advance international and intercultural understanding through all aspects.
Classroom Resources
Classroom resources from the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
https://africa.si.edu/education/classroom-resources/
Curriculum Guide: “How Big is Africa?”
A curriculum guide for use with the “How Big is Africa?” poster.
http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/curriculum/curriculum-guide/
Africa Lessons Index
Many resources and lesson plans for teaching about Africa in the early elementary grades.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/aindex.htm
Africa | Teacherplanet.com
Teaching resources to teach about Africa in the classroom.
http://www.teacherplanet.com/node/234
Map the Book: “Africa Is Not a Country”
A teaching activity to use with the book Africa Is Not a Country.
http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/09/06/map-the-book-africa-is-not-a-country/