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  • Africa Access Review provides annotations and scholarly reviews of children’s and young adult books that focus on Africa. More than 100 African Studies scholars are members of our review team.
  • Children’s Africana Book Awards
    Africa Access and the Outreach Council of the African Studies Association give annual awards for the best children’s and young adult books on Africa available for purchase in the US. More than 90 awards have been presented to authors and illustrators.
  • Read Africa invites young people to read great books on Africa.
  • Anansi Reads lists great picture books.
  • Sankofa Reads focuses on chapter books.
  • CABA Reads lists winners of the Children’s Africana Book Awards.

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