liberia

A biography of the son of a Kru village chief who escaped from his cruel captors in Liberia and who was eventually led by the Holy Spirit to make his way to the United States, where he in turn led many to God.

Describes the home, work, school, customs, and amusements of ten-year-old Kamu and his family living in the village of Mobutu in Liberia.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recounts her rise to power as Africa's first woman president, describing how she overcame abuse, imprisonment, and exile to become president of the Republic of Liberia in January 2006, and describing her efforts to bring social justice and democracy to her country and its people.

In this tale from the Dan people of Liberia, Head, Arms, Body, and Legs learn that they do better when they work together.

A strange animal called the Vingananee beats up all the other animals and eats their stew until the tiny Tree Toad offers to fight him.

After moving with his family to Liberia, twelve-year-old Linus discovers that he has a mystical connection with the black mamba, one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, which he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics. Includes facts about the author's experiences as a thirteen-year-old American living in Liberia in 1982.

Traces the life and achievements of the early spokesman against slavery who expressed his anti-slavery views in "Freedom's Journal," the first American newspaper owned and operated by African Americans.

Explores the history of the colony, later the independent nation of Liberia, which was established on the west coast of Africa in 1822 as a haven for free African Americans.

In this African folktale, the son of the chief must accomplish three tasks to keep from being eaten by the villagers--but he receives help from three unlikely sources.