Weak and silent, young Sunjata is unable to walk, unable even to pull a bow. But a prophesy foretold that his mother would bear a son who will become the mansa of all the Mande people--the greatest king ever to rule. Sunjata sets out to find the strength and courage to fulfill his birthright and to overcome the plotting of a rival queen and the sorcery of the terrible tyrant Sumanguru. Are the armies and magic that stand against him undefeatable? Can Sunjata become the leader his people need?

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2019 by Lerner Publishing Group .

Dan Jolley writes novels, comic books, children's books, and video games, and he doesn't visit his mother as often as he should (according to his mother). His work includes the manga stories set in Erin Hunter's Warriors and Seekers universes, the Transformers video games War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron, the Dark Horse Comics YA graphic novel series LARP! (with co-writer Shawn deLoache), and the upcoming Oculus Rift game Chronos. Dan lives somewhere in the hills of northwest Georgia with his very patient wife Tracy and four largely useless cats. You can bug him by visiting www. danjolley. com or by following him on Twitter @_DanJolley.