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Senegal / Elizabeth L. Berg, Ruth Lau, Debbie Nevins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cultures of the world (third edition)Publisher: New York : Cavendish Square, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Third editionDescription: 144 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781502636423
  • 1502636425
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Senegal today -- Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Senegalese -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food -- Map of Senegal -- About the economy -- About the culture.
Summary: The westernmost country in mainland Africa, Senegal has a complex and varied history. Home to one of Africa's earliest recorded kingdoms in the early ninth century, Senegal was later colonized by both the Portuguese and the French. Since its independence in 1960, the country has managed to unite its various cultures and language traditions into a peaceful and stable society. Informative sidebars and colorful photographs accompany the text and allow readers to learn more about Senegal's rich culture.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 916.63 B493 Available 33111009232774
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The westernmost country in mainland Africa, Senegal has a complex and varied history. Home to one of Africa's earliest recorded kingdoms in the early ninth century, Senegal was later colonized by both the Portuguese and the French. Since its independence in 1960, the country has managed to unite its various cultures and language traditions into a peaceful and stable society. Informative sidebars and colorful photographs accompany the text and allow readers to learn more about Senegal's rich culture.

Grade 6+.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index.

Senegal today -- Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Senegalese -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food -- Map of Senegal -- About the economy -- About the culture.

The westernmost country in mainland Africa, Senegal has a complex and varied history. Home to one of Africa's earliest recorded kingdoms in the early ninth century, Senegal was later colonized by both the Portuguese and the French. Since its independence in 1960, the country has managed to unite its various cultures and language traditions into a peaceful and stable society. Informative sidebars and colorful photographs accompany the text and allow readers to learn more about Senegal's rich culture.

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