Grandma's Ashanti Cloth | 
| Author: Maria Mcnaught
Publisher: African American Images
Category: Book
List Price: $8.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2135175
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 24
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.1
ISBN: 0913543837
EAN: 9780913543832
ASIN: 0913543837
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
Alex Haley's Roots popularized the study of one's ancestral history. Children share in the thrill of such discovery in the story of Malik, a third-grader who is given a school assignment of developing a family tree. Malik becomes excited about tracing his family heritage and past and begins his journey with a series of interviews with his relatives. Malik's grandmother not only tells him about their family, but she also gives him a very sacred and ancient Ashanti cloth from one of his ancestors. This book teaches the importance of family, of ancestral history, and of self-esteem.
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Reestablishing Pride in one's History & Herritage November 3, 2003
Terry Hueffed (Castro Valley, Ca. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a white 1st grade school teacher. I thought this was an amazing story that went to the heart of black disenfranchisement in America. I also thought the book pointed the way back, to black pride and family history. This is a story about a child in school having to do a report on his ancestry, not actually knowing what that ancestry was or where it would lead him. The child discovers his roots in a rich history that provides roots for self pride and grounding. My first graders loved the story, and I am sure that older children would also.
A warmly colored picture book story May 23, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Warmly written and illustrated by Maria McNaught, Grandma's Ashanti Cloth is a warmly colored picture book story about a young African-American boy who almost loses his family's cultural heirloom of an Ashanti cloth - symbol of the tribe and the land where his ancestors came from. Grandma's Ashanti Cloth is recommended as a powerful story about the importance of learning about one's heritage and treasuring the traditions that one's family and ancestors hold dear.
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