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African Icons - Ten People Who Shaped History
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African Icons - Ten People Who Shaped History
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List price R258
Loot Price R219
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You Save R39 (15%)
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"In African Icons, Baptiste engages in the hard work of unveiling
the myths about the African continent to young readers . . . This
is a great beginner's guide to pre-colonial Africa." - Ibram X.
Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the
Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist Meet ten real-life kings,
queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who lived in Africa
thousands of years ago and changed the world. Black history is a
rich and thrilling collection of stories that begins thousands of
years ago with the many cultures and people of the African
continent. Through portraits of ten heroic figures, bestselling
author Tracey Baptiste takes readers on a journey across Africa to
meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose vision built a
continent and shaped the world. - Menes: Creator of Dynasties -
Merneith: A Queen Erased - Imhotep: From Peasant to God - Aesop:
The Wisest Man in the Ancient World - Hannibal Barca: Unparalleled
Military Strategist - Terence: North African Playwright -
Amanirenas: Warrior, Diplomat, Queen - Tin Hinan: Founding a City
on the Dunes - Mansa Musa: The Richest Man of All Time - Queen
Idia: Kingmaker Illustrator Hillary D. Wilson's brilliant portraits
accompany each profile, along with vivid, information-filled
landscapes, maps, and graphics for readers to pore over and return
to again and again. Both an empowering and energetic read and an
essential correction to Eurocentric telling's of history, African
Icons will enthral readers of all ages.
General
Imprint: |
Algonquin Young Readers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Tracey Baptiste
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5235-2570-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5235-2570-3 |
Barcode: |
9781523525706 |
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