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0062246364 
Paperback 
Year: [2013]
Language: English
Interest category: World history & travel
Media class: Paperback
Edition: International edition
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Published outside the British Isles This is a picture-book biography about the inspirational anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. It is the story of a young boys determination to change South Africa and of the struggles of a man who eventually became the president of his country by believing in equality for people of all colours. 4-9. Ages 5 - 12
38 unnumbered pages, illustrations (colour) ; 31 cm (pbk)
1406358371 
Paperback
Year: 2014
Language: English
Interest category: Junior Graphic Books
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Walker Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: 14-year-old Jacob and his friends are sharing stories about their school break when the door to their dorm is violently kicked in. Blinded by fear and confusion, the boys are abducted from their school in the middle of the night, marched into the jungle and forced to become child soldiers in the Lord's Resistance Army - it's kill or be killed. Teenagers
163 pages, chiefly illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 25 cm (pbk)
0552556009 
Paperback
Year: 2007
Language: English
Interest category: Young adult novels
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Corgi
Resource type: Physical
Note: In 1807, the British parliament passed an Act making the trading and transportation of slaves illegal. This book brings together stories and poems which provide a first-hand account of the horrors of slavery, remembering the brutal and long-lasting inflictions which have shaped millions of lives. Teenagers
247 p., ill. ; 20 cm (pbk)
1406354449 
Hardback
Year: 2014
Language: English
Interest category: World history & travel
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Walker Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Captured, and about to be killed, a young African princess is dramatically rescued by a British naval officer. Taken to England, she is presented at court to Queen Victoria. As an important friendship begins, Sarah embarks on a whole new life. This incredible true story is retold alongside real letters, photographs and historical documents. Recounted with insight and empathy by Walter Dean Myers, the US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature 2012-2013, this is an important reflection on royalty, race, class, belonging and - above all - identity. Ages 5 - 12
xii, 145 pages, illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 22 cm (hbk)
0375869735 
Hardback
Year: 2012
Language: English
Interest category: Music
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Children's
Resource type: Physical
Note: Published outside the British Isles Zora and Langston, Billie and Bessie, Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were its kings and queens. But there were other, lesser known individuals whose contributions were just as impactful, such as Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she loved to sing. And that people really responded to her sweet, bird-like voice. Ages 5 - 12
40 p., chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm (hbk)