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AFRO-BETS FIRST BOOK ABOUT AFRICA

AFRO-BETS FIRST BOOK ABOUT AFRICA

Veronica Freeman Ellis, Veronica Freeman Ellis, , illus. by George Ford. . Scholastic/Cartwheel, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-439-42918-4

The stars of Afro-Bets 1,2,3 Book and Afro-Bets A, B, C Book return for a lesson about the history of Africa. Reproductions of a 1375 Catalan map, a diagram of a slave ship and photographs of such leaders as a Masai warrior and a bushman from Botswana bring the lengthy, informative text to life. Ages 6-9. (Feb.)