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In the Time of the Drums

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4.2 out of 5
Based on 43 Ratings and 17 Reviews

Book Description
Mentu has never known Africa. He is an island-born boy. But Grandmother Twi, she has Africa in her blood-and she shares the old magic of her home through songs and stories. One day, a slave ship docks on the shore of the island where Mentu lives. Like Twi, the people inside yearn to return to Africa. Will old magic help them break their chains and cross the ocean to freedom?

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Book Information
PublisherHyperion Juvenile
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100786823860
ISBN-13978-0786823864
Publication Date01/01/1900
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About Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) : Brian Pinkney is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Brian Pinkney include The Faithful Friend (Stories to Go!), Daniel and the Lions, Boycott B... more
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