Books about Madagascar

Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Madagascar. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.

These are some of our favorites about Madagascar, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.

You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!

Recommended books to read before traveling to Madagascar:

Fiction:

• Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Red Island House: A Novel by Andrea Lee (Bookshop.org | Amazon)

Nonfiction:

• Madagascar: The Eighth Continent by Peter Tyson (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Muddling through Madagascar by Dervla Murphy (Amazon)

For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:

• Mission to Madagascar: The Sergeant, the King, and the Slave Trade by David H. Mould (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Lemurs of the Lost World: Exploring the Forests and Crocodile Caves of Madagascar by Jane Wilson (Amazon)
• The Tragedy of Madagascar: An Island Nation Confronts the 21st Century by Nathaniel Adams (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Voices From Madagascar: An Anthology of Contemporary Francophone Literature by Jacques Bourgeacq and Liliane Ramarosoa (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Journey to Save One of the World’s Most Intriguing Creatures from Extinction by Gerald Durrell (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Lords and Lemurs: Mad Scientists, Kings With Spears, and the Survival of Diversity in Madagascar by Alison Jolly (Amazon)

GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!