Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

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Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Author Margaret Musgrove
Illustrator Leo and Diane Dillon
Country United States
Genre(s) Children's picture book
Publisher Dial Books
Publication date 1976
ISBN ISBN 0803703570

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions is a 1976 children's book written by Margaret Musgrove and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. It was Musgrove's first book, but the Dillons were experienced artists and this book won them the second of their two consecutive Caldecott Awards.[1] (The first was for Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale.)

The book features twenty-six illustrations of native African peoples, each accompanied by a short vignette describing one of the customs of that particular people.

Peoples included in the book:

[edit] References

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 January 2007.
Preceded by
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Caldecott Medal recipient
1977
Succeeded by
Noah's Ark