mali

While visiting her father's family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

A retelling of an African folktale in which Mee-An, a vain and beautiful young girl who believes she deserves a blemish-free husband, is tricked into marriage by a magical serpent who disguises himself as a man and then makes plans to eat her and her sister.

A retelling in comic strip form of the African epic in which an ugly, crippled child grows up to become the liberator and founder of the great empire of old Mali.

Brother Rabbit and Chameleon teach a greedy king to be grateful for what he has.

An African version of the familiar story of a man who sets off to sell his hats, only to have them stolen by a treeful of mischievous monkeys.

A lyrical story-in-verse that details the experiences of an African boy who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.

Describes the migration of the desert elephants of Mali, West Africa; and discusses how the Tuareg, Dogon, and Fulani people work together to protect the balance of life in the desert.

The story of Sundiata, who overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule Mali in the thirteenth century.