Africa by Yvonne Ayo
	List Price:   $15.99 Unit Price:   $12.79 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0789460300 ISBN-13:   9780789460301 Publisher:   DK Publishing, Inc. Series:   Eyewitness Bks. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Non-Fiction Pub. Date:   May 2000 Pages:   64 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   8 to 17 Grades:   3 to 12
Subjects
AFRICA_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the peoples of a vast and mysterious continent. Superb color photographs offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of the people, houses, tools and artifacts of African cultures and civilizations. See the gold of King Kofi-Karikari of the Asante, a priest's costume made of bird's feathers, a traveler's magic charm, the flywhisks and crowns of the Obas of Nigeria and the incredible distorted masks of the Bamileke of Cameroon. Learn how bronzes were made by the lost-wax process, about the journey of a slave from Africa to North America, how elephants were trapped by hunter-gatherers, what life in a compound is like and how much metal would buy a wife. Discover what ulani warriors and their horses wore into battle, how a thatched house is built, the mysteries of the secret societies and how gourds are carved. And much, much more! A vividly illustrated survey of the magnificent kingdoms and peoples of pre-colonial Africa reveals the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills, and crafts of the ancient continent, from the fabled Timbuktu to the Sahara. Full-color illustrations.