A Brief Political and Geographical History of Africa

Author: John Davenport
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
Copyright Date: 2008
Number of Pages: 108
Reading Level: Ages 9-12






Summary: This book gives a very accurate and interesting history of the politics and geography of Africa. The book is filled with facts about influential people and groups of people in Africa. It also incorporates the interesting facts about the land and the way it has impacted Africa's history. This book travels all around the continent of Africa and gives details about the politics and geography of the entire continent.

Personal Response: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It provides a great deal of accurate and interesting information about the continent of Africa. There are many things that I did not know about Africa that I learned from this book. It includes a great deal of information about some of the influential people in Africa and the political and geographical history.

Potential Problems: This book contains a graphic image of a mummy and some of Africa's history includes violence that may not be appropriate for young children to read.

Recommended to: This book would be great for a child to use as a reference for a presentation on the Continent of Africa but it could also be used to present something about a country in Africa as it includes a great deal of information about individual countries as well as the entire continent. This is also a great source of interesting and supportive pictures that help portray the history of Africa.