Africa Amazing Africa: Country by Country

<b>Discover the exhilarating diversity of the African continent in storyteller Atinuke&#146;s kaleidoscopic nonfiction guide to the people flora and fauna of all fifty-five countries.</b><br><br>A Nigerian storyteller explores the continent of Africa country by country: its geography peoples animals history resources and cultural diversity. The book is divided into five distinct sections&#151;South East West Central and North&#151;and each country is showcased on its own bright energetic page brimming with friendly facts on science industry food sports music wildlife landscape features even snippets of local languages. The richest king the tallest sand dunes and the planet&#146;s largest waterfall all make appearances along with drummers cocoa growers inventors balancing stones salt lakes high-tech cities and nomads who use GPS! Atinuke&#146;s lively and comprehensive introduction to all fifty-five African countries&#151;a celebration scaled to dazzle and delight even very young readers&#151;evokes the continent&#146;s unique blend of modern and traditional. Complete with colorful maps an index and richly patterned and textured illustrations by debut children&#146;s book artist Mouni Feddag <i>Africa Amazing Africa</i> is both a beautiful gift book and an essential classroom and social studies resource.