Book
African icons : ten people who shaped history
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published 2021 by Algonquin Young Readers, Chapel Hill
ISBN 9781616209001
Bib Id 2459862
Edition First edition.
Description pages cm
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Leader
03058cam a22005418i 4500
LCCN
2021-011317
ISBN
9781616209001 (hardcover) $19.95
1616209003
Call #
J 920.06 B
Title
African icons : ten people who shaped history
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
2021 by Algonquin Young Readers, Chapel Hill :
Description
pages cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
INTRODUCTION: WHEN AFRICA FUELED THE WORLD -- THE SAHARA YAWNS -- MENES: Creator of Dynasties -- MERNEITH: A Queen Erased -- THE DAWN OF EGYPT -- IMHOTEP: From Peasant to God -- METAL BONDS -- AESOP: The Wisest Man in the Ancient World -- ACROSS THE WAVES -- HANNIBAL BARCA: Unparalleled Military Strategist -- TERENCE: North African Playwright -- AMANIRENAS: Warrior, Diplomat, Queen -- WHERE FEW DARED TO TREAD -- TIN HINAN: Founding a City on the Dunes -- ACROSS THE GOLDEN SAND -- MANSA MUSA: The Richest Man of All Time -- THE CATALAN ATLAS -- THE POWER OF THE GRIOT -- LIBRARIES IN THE SAND -- THE WINDS CHANGE -- QUEEN IDIA: Kingmaker.
Summary
"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people-rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers-who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--
Audience
Ages 9-12
Grades 4-6
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