Ashanti weavers make a bright, beautiful cloth out of silk threads. Zulu dancers leap and twist to salute their new chief. In between, twenty-four other traditional African customs are explained and illustrated with gorgeous color paintings and brief but informative text. Exhaustive research was undertaken to verify the thousands of details depicted in these inspiring and intricate illustrations by Caldecott Medal winners Leo and Diane Dillon. For children ages 9 to 12.

32 pages.
Hardcover.
12 3/4 x 10 1/4".