Close your eyes and imagine a place where competitions are held to choose the most beautiful man; where messages are beaten out on taking drums, to be heard 30 km away; and where people still gather in the twilight to hear tales of how the world was made. The place you are thinking of is Africa.

 

This is volume 5 in Cultural Journeys .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Vivien Golding has travelled and studied all over the world, including Egypt where she lived and taught for many years. Vivien is Assistant Keeper of Education at the Horniman Museum in London, which has a fine African collection.