Why was Ghana called the Gold Coast long ago? Which Ghanaian won the Nobel Peace Prize? What's Ghana's most popular sport?

Discover the answers to all of these questions and learn all about Ghana, what continent it is on, what countries surround it, what natural resources it has and what the landscape and climate is like. Explore the capital city of Accra and head into the wilds to meet the animals that live in the rainforests and grasslands. Find out about traditional foods and crafts, and discover what happens at the biggest Ashanti festival of the year.

The Fact Cat series takes children at nursery age through to Key Stage 1 and above on a journey to discover the world around them, learning about a vast array of subjects on the way from space and science to ancient history and geography!

This book features in the following series: Countries Series, Fact Cat-Countries .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alice Harman is an experienced author of history books for children.