Amazing Africa Projects: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself) - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Carla Mooney is the author of several books for young readers including The Industrial Revolution: Investigate How Science and Technology Changed the World and Explore Rivers and Ponds!. Her work has also appeared in many magazines including Highlights, Faces, and Learning through History.

Megan Stearns is a freelance artist from Long Island, New York. Mainly self-taught, she took a couple of art courses at her alma mater, the University of Virginia. Since graduating, Megan has completed many commissions, including portraits of animals, people, and landscapes; T-shirt designs; and children’s book illustrations. Megan’s other artistic interests include writing, editing, ballet, and music.

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While Africa is one continent it contains many diverse countries. Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build
Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the stunning landscapes, ancient civilizations and ethnic groups, unique traditions, and amazing wildlife of the vast African continent.

With 25 fun projects that kids can complete using common household supplies and recycled materials, kids learn about life in Africa. Step-by-step instructions show young readers how to make their own shields for an initiation ceremony, cook banana fritters and fufu cakes, and design animal masks to commemorate the seasons. Kids will celebrate Africa and its place in our world through the interdisciplinary lens of science and social studies facts and activities. This book meets the Common Core State Standards for reading informational text. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

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While Africa is one continent it contains many diverse countries. Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build
Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the stunning landscapes, ancient civilizations and ethnic groups, unique traditions, and amazing wildlife of the vast African continent.

With 25 fun projects that kids can complete using common household supplies and recycled materials, kids learn about life in Africa. Step-by-step instructions show young readers how to make their own shields for an initiation ceremony, cook banana fritters and fufu cakes, and design animal masks to commemorate the seasons. Kids will celebrate Africa and its place in our world through the interdisciplinary lens of science and social studies facts and activities. This book meets the Common Core State Standards for reading informational text. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

While Africa is one continent it contains many diverse countries. Amazing Africa Projects You Can Build
Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the stunning landscapes, ancient civilizations and ethnic groups, unique traditions, and amazing wildlife of the vast African continent.

With 25 fun projects that kids can complete using common household supplies and recycled materials, kids learn about life in Africa. Step-by-step instructions show young readers how to make their own shields for an initiation ceremony, cook banana fritters and fufu cakes, and design animal masks to commemorate the seasons. Kids will celebrate Africa and its place in our world through the interdisciplinary lens of science and social studies facts and activities. This book meets the Common Core State Standards for reading informational text. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.