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Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay


by David C. Conrad

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES

An authoritative survey of the history, traditions and cultures of the Mali, Songhay, and Ghana empires and the western horn of Africa, greared for school libraries but a terrific overview. (WAF82, $35.00)

Anansi Does the Impossible!, An Ashanti Tale


by Verna Aardema

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

One in a series of brightly illustrated, rhyming tales for young children set in Africa. (WAF143, $7.99)

Kings and Queens of West Africa


by Sylvianne Anna Diouf

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The lives of influential and remarkable rulers of West African kingdoms, retold for 9-12 year-olds. (AFR119, $8.95)

 

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