zaire

Describes the everyday life, school, and amusements of an eight-year-old boy living in Zaire, formerly known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Examines the discovery of the Ebola virus, a virulent hemorrhagic fever, first seen decades ago, and reaching current world notice with a recent outbreak in Kikwit, Zaire.

A biography of the native Zairian who never picked up a basketball until he was sixteen years of age but learned the game quickly and became an All-Star.

A career biography of the Zairian basketball phenomenon, educated at Georgetown and a star player for the Denver Nuggets.

Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves Crab without a head to make him humble.

Retells a Congolese tale in which an ugly and unloved twin discovers a magic tree that gives him everything he wants.

Retells a Congolese tale in which an ugly and unloved twin discovers a magic tree that gives him everything he wants.

Three adventurers trek into the Congo in search of the diamonds of the Lost City of Zinj.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the largest living primate, the gentle and shy mountain gorilla, now threatened with extinction because of the systematic destruction of its habitat.