Jim Haskins

African Heroes

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Produktbeschreibung

Meet the Greatest heroes of africa--from ancient to modern times "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." --Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine Kofi Annan Askia the Great Bambaata Behanzin Hossu Bowelle Stephen Biko Cetewayo Constance Cummings-John Imhotep Kenneth Kaunda Jomo Kenyatta Khama Sir Seretse Khama Patrice Lumumba Albert John Luthuli Nelson Mandela Menelik II Moshesh Mansa Musa Kwame Nkrumah Julius Nyerere Nzingha Piankhy Rabah Haile Selassie Albertina Sisulu Osei Tutu Youssef I

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781119102588
• ISBN-10: 1119102588
• Artikelnr.: 42284100

Autorenporträt

Jim Haskins (New York, NY) has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. He is a Professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and winner of numerous awards, including The Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award for the body of his work and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
PART ONE: HEROS OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL AFRICA.
Imhotep.
Piankhy.
Youssef
Mansa Musa.
Askia the Great.
PART TWO: HEROES OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EUROPEAN INCURSION.
Nzingha.
Osei Tutu.
Moshesh.
Cetewayo.
Khama.
Behanzin Hossu Bowelle.
Rabah.
Menelik II.
Bambaata.
PART THREE: HEROES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Haile Selassie.
Jomo Kenyatta.
Albert John Luthuli.
Kwame Nkrumah.
Constance Cummings-John.
Nelson Mandela.
Albertina Sisulu.
Sir Seretse Khama.
Julius Nyerere.
Kenneth Kaunda.
Patrice Lumumba.
Kofi Annan.
Stephen Biko.
Further Reading.
Picture Credits.
Index.