Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara Special is the story of Sahara Jones's 5th grade school year and the struggles she overcomes to make friends and reach her potential as...

Informative site containing facts and insights about the African region of the Sahara. Explore the countries, people, and economy of this fascinating region, the largest desert in the world. Country closeups detail interesting and...

Information on the territory of Western Sahara in North Africa, which used to be a colony of Spain. Learn about human rights in Western Sahara and view the archive of related government and news documents.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

A geography unit outline on the Sub-Sahara. It looks at the geography, South Africa's history, climate, population, ethnic unrest, early and colonial history, culture, economies, international aid, and environmental issues. Includes...

Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct the 'River of Giants' in north Africa in surprising detail.

Resource looks at the different types of insects, mammals, reptiles, and birds found in the desert and the strategies they use for survival.

PBS offers an excellent site with the description of some of the areas that supplied slaves.

This interactive quiz assesses your knowledge of the countries of Africa south of the Sahara.

Learn about the four types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold with this key facts and information. Includes links to other biomes: aquatic, forest, grasslands, and tundra.

Niger is a country on the edge of the Sahara desert. This BBC profile includes an overview of the country's history, demographic and economic facts, information on its leaders and a listing of its communications media.

A stylized relief map of Africa, showing the Sahara, major rivers and lakes, mountains, "wild country," and other features. The Sahara is labeled as "The Great Desert that No Man Could Cross." with pyramids and temples drawn along the...

The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural landscape of great beauty with striking colours and shapes. The...

A map of the major drainage basins of the African continent indicating the hydrologic flow to the Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the interior basins of the Sahara and Kalahari deserts...

Explore the sands of the Arab world and the Sahara by reading personal accounts and histories about the people, religion, and culture of the region.

This resource provides information on a project being done to make molds of one of the oldest pieces of African rock art, a Sahara giraffe carving.

Explore the lives of the Algerian people through a virtual journey while learning facts and figures on the country. Gain information on such topics as sports, art, music, daily life, food, history, geography, environment, and more.

Features a broad country profile of the West African nation of Mali, background details, and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and...

Special adaptations of the Desert Horned Viper are featured on the WHOZOO website. This endangered species lives in the sand and rocks of the deserts of North Africa, Israel, Arabia, and the Sinai peninsula.

This is a brief overview of the geography of Morocco, including information about the climate, terrain, and natural resources. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.

This ebook version of Paul Belloni Du Chaillu's My Apingi Kingdom: With Life In The Great Sahara, And Sketches Of The Chase Of The Ostrich, Hyena, &C. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the...

Map of Africa in 1899 showing the colonial possessions of European powers on the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows major cities and trade centers, railroad routes and canals, major river systems, and...

The national flag of Niger, a developing country in Western Africa that is largely covered by the Sahara Desert.

Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt-Nielsen (b. 1918), with her children (left to right) Mimi (age 5), Bent (age 9), and Astrid (age 11). They are shown examining study materials to be taken on an African expedition. The caption provided with the...