Baptiste Tracey - African Icons Ten People Who Shaped History - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: In this expansive collection of history meet ten real - life kings queens inventors scholars and visionaries who lived in Africa thousands of years ago and changed the world. Black history 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 an empowering energetic journey through time to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose vision built nations and shaped the course of history: 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: Founder of 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. This rich and thrilling work which celebrates Black excellence and provides an essential correction to Eurocentric tellings of history will enthrall readers of all ages. 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
Title: African Icons Ten People Who Shaped History
Author(s): Baptiste Tracey
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Barcode: 9781616209001
Pages: 176 Pages, Full-Color Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 10/19/2021
Category: People & Places (Children's / Teenage)