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Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
by Leo and Diane Dillon
Picture book · ages 5–9 · grades K–4 · 450L
Why we'd hand it over
A Caldecott Medal masterpiece — the Dillons' illustrations are so gorgeous that kids return to this book for years, and each entry teaches something real about a different people rather than flattening 'Africa' into a monolith.