Ashanti to Zulu explained

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Author:Margaret Musgrove
Illustrator:Leo and Diane Dillon
Cover Artist:Dillon
Country:United States
Genre:Children's picture book
Publisher:Dial Books
Release Date:1976
Isbn:0-8037-0357-0
Dewey:960
Congress:GN645 .M87
Oclc:2726240

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 Medals.[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:

Notes and References

  1. American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.