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Title: Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali by Khephra Burns, Leo & Diane Dillon ISBN: 0-15-200375-4 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Summary: The fabled journey of self-discovery of the Lion of Mali
Comment: I am fairly familiar with the art work of Leo & Diane Dillon from the covers they have done for various collections of the work of writer Harlan Ellison. Consequently, I knew even before I really looked at the cover of "Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali" that the two-time Caldecott Medalists are particularly well-suited to illustrating the story of one of Mali's most celebrated kings in the 14th century. Author Khephra Burns tells the story of young Kankan Musa, who is taken one night by slave raiders. However, ironically, this is a story of self-discovery for the boy who has become a slave. When he was younger and asked his mother about his father, she told him "To know your father, you must first give birth to yourself." Now he is told by the man who betrayed his village to the slave raiders, "You are your own slave...You don't know who you are." Although a slave, Kankan begins to discover "Il-Rah," the Way, the Path, on which he will be tested. The story of "Mansa Musa" tells of the adventures Kankan had upon his journey through the grandeur of Africa's ancient cities.
The Author's Note in the back of the book addresses the question of how much of "Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali" is fiction and how much is fact. The history of the Mali Empire is well documented and there are several scholarly sources that tell of Mansa Musa's golden caravan crossing the Sahara. When Burns has to fill in the gaps in his narrative, he does so with places and customs that are historically accurate (e.g., the salt city). Consequently, what we have here is a philosophical story of self-discovery, invested with the rich cultural history of a land most young readers have never heard about, and illustrated by gorgeously crafted paintings. "Mansa Musa" is a real treasure of a book, which will impress even older readers.
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Title: Sundiata : Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski ISBN: 0395764815 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 22 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay : Life in Medieval Africa by Patricia McKissack, Frederick McKissack ISBN: 0805042598 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Mali: Land of Gold and Glory by Joy Masoff ISBN: 0972715606 Publisher: Five Ponds Press Pub. Date: 30 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 by James Rumford ISBN: 0618083669 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Sundiata : An Epic of Old Mali , Longman African Writers Series by D. T. Niane ISBN: 0582264758 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 13 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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