''Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions'' is a 1976
children's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
written by
Margaret Musgrove and illustrated by
Leo and Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) and Diane Dillon (''née'' Sorber; born March 13, 1933) were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers. One obituary of Leo called the work of the hu ...
. It was Musgrove's first book, but the Dillons were experienced artists and this book won them the second of their two consecutive
Caldecott Medal
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...
s.
[American Library Association]
Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present
URL accessed 27 May 2009. (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:
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Ashanti
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Baule
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Chagga
The Chaga or Chagga (Swahili language: WaChaga) are Bantu-speaking indigenous Africans and the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They traditionally live on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and eastern Mount Meru in both Kilimanjaro Regi ...
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Dogon
Dogon may refer to:
*Dogon people, an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa
*Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali
*'' Dogon A.D.'', an album by saxophonist Juliu ...
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Ewe
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Fanti Fanti is an Italian surname. Notable people with this name include:
*Bartolomeo Fanti (1428–1495), beatified Italian Carmelite priest
*Fausto Fanti (1978–2014), Brazilian actor, comedian and musician
*Franco Fanti (1924–2007), Italian Olympic ...
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Ga
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Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
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Ikoma
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Jie
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Kung
Kung or Küng may refer to:
* ǃKung people
* ǃKung language
* Kung (Haida village), an historical village of the Haida people of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada; also Kung Indian Reserve No. 11 at the same location
* Ku ...
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Lozi
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Masai
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Ndaka
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Ouadai
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Pondo
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Quimbande
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Rendille
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Sotho Sotho may refer to:
*Sotho people (or ''Basotho''), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana
* Sotho language (''Sesotho'' or ''Southern Sotho''), a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa, an off ...
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Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Alg ...
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Uge
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Vai
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Wagenia
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Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
See als ...
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Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
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Zulu
References
1976 children's books
Caldecott Medal–winning works
Books with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
Books about Africa
Books illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
African culture
American picture books
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