African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History

by Tracey Baptiste

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Genres

Nonfiction

Publication

Algonquin Young Readers (2021), 176 pages

Description

"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"--

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LibraryThing member bearlyr

I’m very happy to have read this book! But, am astonished at the holes in education! Before reading African Icons:…, I had only heard of a couple figures showcased in these stories. And, to show how remarkably ignorant I was, I thought Aesop was Greek and white! Thank you for this collection of

stories about some remarkable people! This short book will become part of our permanent collection, and will undoubtedly be referenced when my granddaughter has to someday write about someone amazing!

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