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King Peggy

an American secretary, her royal destiny, and the inspiring story of how she changed an African village
2012
Chronicles the adventures of King Peggy, Peggielene Bartels, a Washington, D.C. secretary who suddenly found that she was king of a town of seven thousand in Ghana, and once there found many challenges to be faced and difficulties to be overcome.

Black gold of the sun

searching for home in Africa and beyond
2005
A memoir that chronicles the author's journey back to his ancestral home in Ghana in search of his roots.

Kente colors

1997
A rhyming description of the kente cloth costumes of the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and a portrayal of the symbolic colors and patterns.

Spider and his son find wisdom

an Akan tale
1998
While trying to gather up all the wisdom he thinks he has wasted on the villagers, Ananse the spider learns something new himself.

Don't leave an elephant to go and chase a bird

1996
Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed.

Kente colors

1996
A rhyming description of the kente cloth costumes of the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and a portrayal of the symbolic colors and patterns.

The spider weaver

a legend of kente cloth
2001
In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.

Ananse and the lizard

a West African tale
2002
Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.

Seven spools of thread

a Kwanzaa story
2000
When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa. Includes information on Kwanzaa, West African cloth weaving, and instructions for making a belt.
Cover image of Seven spools of thread

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