African Icons
By Tracey Baptiste
Ten People Who Shaped History. Algonquin Young Readers, 2021.
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Profiles of ten extraordinary Africans—from monarchs and warriors to inventors and storytellers—who are often missing from textbooks and lesson plans, but whose contributions to their continent and culture, as well as the entire world, cannot be denied.
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Who should read African Icons
Young adult readers • teachers and parents • visionaries • lovers of a great tale • anyone wanting an intro to African history • those interested in ancient royal families
About the author of African Icons
Tracey Baptiste is a faculty member of the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. She has penned many books for elementary through high school age readers, including The Jumbies, the first of a popular creepy fiction series set in the Caribbean.
Tracey Baptiste
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