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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Baptiste, Tracey.     Subjects     Menes, King of Egypt, active approximately 3100 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Merneith -- Juvenile literature.     Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Aesop -- Juvenile literature.     Barca, Hannibal -- Juvenile literature.     Terence -- Juvenile literature.     Amanishakhete, Queen of Nubia, active 45 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Hinan, Tin -- Juvenile literature.     Musa, Mansa -- Juvenile literature.     Idia, Queen of the Benin Kingdom -- Juvenile literature.     Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Baptiste, Tracey.       by title:      African icons : ten ...       by call number:      960.099 B222ai     Search the Web     Baptiste, Tracey.     Menes, King of Egypt, active approximately 3100 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Merneith -- Juvenile literature.     Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Aesop -- Juvenile literature.     Barca, Hannibal -- Juvenile literature.     Terence -- Juvenile literature.     Amanishakhete, Queen of Nubia, active 45 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.     Hinan, Tin -- Juvenile literature.     Musa, Mansa -- Juvenile literature.     Idia, Queen of the Benin Kingdom -- Juvenile literature.     Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

African icons : ten people who shaped history / Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson. by Baptiste, Tracey. Algonquin Young Readers, c2021. Call #: 960.099 B222ai Subjects Menes, King of Egypt, active approximately 3100 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.   Merneith -- Juvenile literature.   Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.   Aesop -- Juvenile literature.   Barca, Hannibal -- Juvenile literature.   Terence -- Juvenile literature.   Amanishakhete, Queen of Nubia, active 45 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.   Hinan, Tin -- Juvenile literature.   Musa, Mansa -- Juvenile literature.   Idia, Queen of the Benin Kingdom -- Juvenile literature.   Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature.   Blacks -- Juvenile literature.   Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Africa -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781616209001 1616209003 Edition:  First edition. Description:  160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  Black history began long ago with the many cultures and people of the African continent. Through portraits of ten heroic figures, 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. Audience:  Ages 8-12. Grades 3-7. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Wilson, Hillary D. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Children's Black Nonfiction 960.099 B222ai Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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