Start with high-confidence africa for kids books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Ashanti to Zulu
Margaret Musgrove
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Safari, So Good! All About African Wildlife
Bonnie Worth
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali
David Wisniewski
Emmanuel's Dream: the True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Laurie Ann Thompson
Africa (rookie Read-about Geography: Continents)
Rebecca Hirsch
Where Is the Sahara Desert?
Sarah Fabiny
Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest
Joyce Milton
Hippos Are Huge!
Jonathan London
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay
Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Elephants of Africa
Gail Gibbons
Safari (national Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-reader)
Gail Tuchman
She Leads
June Smalls
Father of the Lost Boys for Younger Readers
Yuot A. Alaak
We're Sailing Down the Nile
Laurie Krebs
