This book takes student inside the vast continent of Africa. The goal of these lessons is to provide young students with a look at contemporary Africa and to give them a feeling for the rich diversity of the many different nations of the continent. The lessons integrate language arts and geography, and some lessons include math. This book accompanies and builds upon "Africa Is Not a Country" by Margy Burns Knight and Mark Melnicove. Lessons include: (1) Continent vs. Countries ? Introducing Africa; (2) Map Reading/Spatial Skills ? Eritrea; (3) Rural and Urban Life ? Cameroon and C?te d?Ivoire; (4) Trade Routes ? Mali; (5) Factors of Human Settlement & Urban Growth ? Algeria; (6) Latitude and Longitude ? Egypt; (7) Animals in Their Habitats ? Madagascar; (8) Economic Activities ? Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo; (9) Languages ? Benin; (10) Independence ? Ghana; (11) Writing About Africa?s Diversity. Read more at http://www.du.edu/ctir/pubs_why.html.