Safari day dawns on the Savannah. The African light gives the sky colors seen nowhere else on Earth. Soon, an amazing array of wild animals are yawning, screeching, and growling to life. Meet the elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, hippos, and the laughing hyenas of the wilderness and find out who's friends with whom and why! National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. 

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"A Nigerian storyteller explores the continent of Africa country by country: its geography, peoples, animals, history, resources, and cultural diversity. The book is divided into five distinct sections--South, East, West, Central, and North--and each country is showcased on its own bright, energetic page brimming with friendly facts on science, industry, food, sports, music, wildlife, landscape features, even snippets of local languages"--

A book filled with interesting facts and information about ostriches, the world's largest birds.

Provides answers to the questions how high off the ground are baby giraffes born, how do baby zebras recognize their mothers, which safari fathers take care of their babies, and more.

"The nation of South Africa has been through its share of struggles. From British colonialism to the brutal system of apartheid, South Africans-especially Black South Africans-throughout history have worked hard to build and hold on to their unique culture in challenging times. Readers explore both the history and present cultural environment of South Africa in this carefully updated guide to Africa's southernmost nation. Fact boxes, full-color photographs,...

"Engaging images accompany information about ghost stories in Africa. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher

Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, languages, religions, sports, arts, and people of a country that shares land borders with six nations and surrounds one of them.

A harrowing picture biography of civil-rights activist and Grammy Award-winning South African singer Miriam Makeba.

Explores Africa, the African habitats, plants and animals along with the people of this continent.