African icons : ten people who shaped history / Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson.
"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.
Item details
- ISBN: 9781616209001
- ISBN: 1616209003
- Physical Description: xiii, 160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapeel Hill , 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 Note: | Ages 9-12. Algonquin Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Algonquin Young Readers. |
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