According to an article by Carol S., who is asking the simple question of, “How Big is Africa?”: Africa is about the same size as the US , China and Europe added together. It is the world’s second largest continent, with 11,670,000 square miles constituting just over 20% of the earth’s total landmass. Those statistics are critical in understanding Better World Books relationship and support to its largest literacy partner, Books for Africa!
In further exploring her questions, Carol views a map of Africa on Books for Africa’s website and finds a detailed map of Africa . (See below!) Then she discovers Better World Books, the largest supporter of Books for Africa’s projects–distributing textbooks to schools all over Africa . Books for Africa will be 20 years old this year and has sent 18 million books to schools and libraries all over the Continent. With the great support of Better World Books, Books for Africa will continue its incredible mission in supplementing and sustaining literacy in the second largest continent on earth!
