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Africa Is Not A Country: Teaching African Culture Through Picture Books, Dorothy N. Bowen Feb 2005

Africa Is Not A Country: Teaching African Culture Through Picture Books, Dorothy N. Bowen

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship

When you hear a news report from Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, or South Africa, what comes to your mind? Is it a part of the world that interests you? Do you listen intently to what follows? Do you view Africa as one big country or are you aware of the many languages, cultures, and countries that are there? Or do you just turn off until the next news item comes up?