African Genre
Books in the African genre:
The African Queen (1935)
In Central Africa of 1914, Rose Sayer buries her brother then sets out on a boat called the African Queen for the adventure of a lifetime.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Babar the King (1935)
Babar and the elephants build a beautiful and happy city called Celesteville. But one fateful day a snake arrives.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Kintu: A Congo Adventure (1935)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Wild Animals and their Little Ones (1935)
Author(s):
Rose Celli
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Wild Animals at Home (1935)
A collection of pictures of animal mothers and their young. This edition is somewhat abbreviated compared with the French original Pere Castor publication.
Author(s):
Marguerite Reynier
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Rum-Tum-Tummy (1936)
Author(s):
Holling C. Holling
Illustrator(s):
Holling C. Holling
Babar and Zephir (1937)
Babar’s friend Zephir the monkey is certain that he can save Isabelle the monkey princess. But he needs the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar’s Friend Zephir (1937)
Babar’s friend Zephir the monkey is certain that he can save Isabelle the monkey princess. But he needs the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Zephir’s Holidays (1937)
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar and His Children (1938)
Babar and Celeste have triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar at Home (1938)
Babar and Celeste have triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Live and Kicking Ned (1939)
The further adventures of Ned Mansell aboard a slave ship on the African coast. This volume actually contains two separate novels: Live Ned or The Reef-Tackle and Kicking Ned or The Skysail or The Trust-to-God.
Author(s):
John Masefield
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Live and Kicking Ned (1939)
The further adventures of Ned Mansell aboard a slave ship on the African coast. This volume actually contains two separate novels: Live Ned or The Reef-Tackle and Kicking Ned or The Skysail or The Trust-to-God.
Author(s):
John Masefield
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The African Queen (1940)
In Central Africa of 1914, Rose Sayer buries her brother then sets out on a boat called the African Queen for the adventure of a lifetime. This edition restores the author’s original ending.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
None
Fifi (1940)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Dead Ned and Live and Kicking Ned (1941)
Author(s):
John Masefield
Illustrator(s):
None
Four Years in Paradise (1941)
The story of Johnson's protracted stay at Lake Paradise in Kenya.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Osa Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys (1942)
The Elephant’s Child and Other Just-So Stories (1942)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
How the Leopard Got His Spots (1942)
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
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