Nanta's Lion By Suse MacDonald

In a Maasai village in Africa the men in the girl's village set out to hunt a lion.  The girl follows them because she wants to see the lion.  She travels around, seeing various sights of the African wilds, and finally sits down without seeing the lion.  However, the lion is there in the picture.  A fun book for children, although I'm kind of skeptical about the realism in a little girl going out looking for a lion on her own, but it's a children's book, so I'm trying to let that slide.  I think I am a bit picky, sometimes.  But, overall a fun book when they spot the lion and a nice look at the African landscape.

Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story by Ifeoma Onyefulu

A young African boy travels to his grandmother's house, and sees different numbers of items from 1-10 of things he would like to bring to his grandmother for a gift.  But, since he has no money, he winds up bringing her the best gift, himself. 

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