Shaka: King of the Zulus

Stanley, Diane

ISBN 10: 0606067337 ISBN 13: 9780606067331

Publisher: Demco Media, 1994

Synopsis

A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief

About this title

About the Author:

Diane Stanley is the author andillustrator of beloved books for youngreaders, including The Silver Bowl, whichreceived three starred reviews; Saving Sky,winner of the Arab American Museum'sArab American Award and a Bank StreetCollege of Education Best Book of the Year;Bella at Midnight, a School Library JournalBest Book of the Year and an ALA BooklistEditors' Choice; The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy; The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine; and A Time Apart. Well knownas the author and illustrator of award-winningpicture-book biographies, she isthe recipient of the Orbis Pictus Awardfor Outstanding Nonfiction for Childrenand the Washington Post-Children's BookGuild Nonfiction Award for the body ofher work.

Ms. Stanley has also written andillustrated numerous picture books, includingthree creatively reimagined fairy tales: The Giant and the Beanstalk, Goldie and the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter.She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Review:

"A thrilling introduction to the Zulu people and a remarkable chapter in African history." -- -- The New York Times

"Handsome and compelling." -- -- The Horn Book

"Intense and thoughtful." -- Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Demco Media
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0606067337
• ISBN 13: 9780606067331
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 42