Our Story Starts in Africa

Author:	Lawrence, Patrice Gonzales, Jeanetta (Ilt)
Binding:	Hardcover Picture Books
List Price:	$23.99
Our Price:	$5.40 $2.70 CAD
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Additional Info
Overview

ISBN:	9781419760228
Publisher:	Magic Cat Publishing
Language:	English
Page Count:	40
Publication Date:	9/13/2022
Size:	10.00" l x 11.50" w x 0.5
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Children Fiction	Family
Children Fiction	Historical
Children Fiction	Social Situations

A sensitively told and vibrantly illustrated story of Black history from its very ancient origins to its dynamic future

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn’t feel that she fits in. But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years . . . a story that Paloma shares in, because her story, too, starts in Africa.

Join Tante and her inquisitive niece as they share the story of how her family came to the Caribbean, through the dark days of colonization and enslavement, to the emergence of a thriving, contemporary community of many faces, places and successes.

All too often, children’s books dealing with "Africa" are reductive with little mention or explanation of modern Africa and too much focus on traditional costume, dancing and animals. This book offers a new approach to caregivers wanting to talk about Black history and Blackness from its very origins, sensitively told and vibrantly illustrated.