Africa: Amazing Africa
Atinuke, illustrated by Mouni Feddag
Walker Books
Nigerian-born storyteller Atinuke takes us on an exciting journey through the countries of Africa in her celebration of this incredible continent – its history, culture, religions, traditions and languages.
She divides the 55 or so countries into regions – Southern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa providing quintessential details of each country: the wild life for which Kenya is famous;
the irresistible drumming rhythms of Burundi – (who can fail to respond to the sound of those awesome Royal Drummers of Burundi, certainly not me),
the diamond industry and contrasting cattle-herding of Botswana for instance.
There are also maps, pages featuring hairstyles, football and religions.
Mounti Feddag’s vibrant illustrations are superb, exploding into colour and pattern on every page.
I’m fortunate in having many friends from different parts of this huge continent but have never visited it other than for a childhood holiday to the island of Mauritius, and occasionally in transit; brimming with gorgeousness, this book has made me want to change that.
Those with a thirst for finding out about life in different parts of the world will also enjoy this activity book:
This Is How I Do It
Matt Lamothe
Chronicle Books
The creator of This Is How We Do It, Matt Lamothe invites the reader to document his or her own daily life and compare and contrast it with children from over 50 other countries. Included in the book are punch-out postcards, sheets of stickers, a fold-out map and photos of members of four families.
