Sunjata: Warrior King of Mali [A West African Legend]

by Justine Korman Fontes and Ron Fontes

Book Overview

A young hero who overcame the unthinkable rises to unite his people. Weak and silent, young Sunjata is unable to walk, unable even to pull a bow. But a prophesy foretold that his mother would bear a son who will become the mansa of all the Mande people--the greatest king ever to rule. Sunjata sets out to find the strength and courage to fulfill his birthright and to overcome the plotting of a rival queen and the sorcery of the terrible tyrant Sumanguru...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580138918
• ISBN13: 9781580138918
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9