Sub-Saharan Africa
| AUTHOR | Zamosky, Lisa |
| PUBLISHER | Teacher Created Materials (01/05/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Trade routes gave rise to the ancient kingdoms in Africa, providing a rich history in culture, trade, and tradition. This appealing book will allow readers to explore the civilization, people, culture, religion, history, and traditions of Sub-Saharan Africa through plenty of colorful photos, fascinating facts, a helpful glossary and index, and supportive text. Other highlighted topics include the Kush civilization, Askum Kingdom, Zagwe Dynasty, Ghana, Mansa Musa, Songhai Empire, the language of Swahili, and Zimbabwe. The colorful scrapbook layout and engaging sidebars will leave children interested and intrigued from cover to cover!
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780743904384
ISBN-10:
0743904389
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
32
Carton Quantity:
180
Product Dimensions:
6.80 x 0.10 x 8.80 inches
Weight:
0.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Teaching - Subjects - Social Science
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
- College Freshman
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.4
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 6
Dewey Decimal:
967
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Trade routes gave rise to the ancient kingdoms in Africa, providing a rich history in culture, trade, and tradition. This appealing book will allow readers to explore the civilization, people, culture, religion, history, and traditions of Sub-Saharan Africa through plenty of colorful photos, fascinating facts, a helpful glossary and index, and supportive text. Other highlighted topics include the Kush civilization, Askum Kingdom, Zagwe Dynasty, Ghana, Mansa Musa, Songhai Empire, the language of Swahili, and Zimbabwe. The colorful scrapbook layout and engaging sidebars will leave children interested and intrigued from cover to cover!
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Author:
Zamosky, Lisa
Lisa Zamosky is a healthcare journalist who has been writing about health insurance and how to access and pay for healthcare for more than 10 years. She is a consumer health care columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where her Healthcare Watchcolumn appears in the Sunday business section. She writes WebMD's expert Health Reform 101 blog and is a correspondent for California Healthline and iHealthBeat, both news services of the California Healthcare Foundation. Her work has also been published in Reuters, MSNBC, Health.com, the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun, among other publications.
Zamosky previously spent a decade working in the healthcare industry developing benefit plans for Fortune 500 companies and state governments. For a number of years she directed provider network operations for several states throughout the Northeast for one of the country's largest insurance companies.
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