African icons, ten people who shaped history, Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson
Type
Label
African icons, ten people who shaped history, Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-156) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 9-12, Algonquin Young Readers
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades 4-6, Algonquin Young Readers
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
African icons
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1242021999
Responsibility statement
Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson
Sub title
ten people who shaped history
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"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of 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 -- Nature as Character: 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 -- Culture Lost -- Author's note -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Designer's Note
Target audience
pre adolescent
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Biographies
- Africa
- Biography
- Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Africa -- History
- Africa -- Kings and rulers
- Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Africa -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Instructional and educational works
- Afrique -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rois et souverains -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature
- Afrique -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Content
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- Genre4
- Subject14
- Biographies
- Africa
- Biography
- Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Africa -- History
- Africa -- Kings and rulers
- Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Africa -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Instructional and educational works
- Afrique -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Rois et souverains -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature
- Afrique -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
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- Illustrator1
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