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This French-language storybook is an invitation to discover Africa. With an itinerary covering sixteen countries, this book gives a sensitve, colourful and artistic vision of Africa today.

Young readers will begin their journey in Senegal, and continue on with stops in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory...

This French-language storybook is an invitation to discover Africa. With an itinerary covering sixteen countries, this book gives a sensitve, colourful and artistic vision of Africa today.

Young readers will begin their journey in Senegal, and continue on with stops in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and South Africa, the last stop on the trip.

Grandfather Moussa's head is full of memories that resonate like a colourful tom-tom.

He tells his granddaughter Fatou about his marvellous journey from Senegal to South Africa. This itinerary leads us along roads and rivers, in the shadows of forests and to markets, letting us discover the varied palette of a very colourful Africa.

Every double page features one country. On the left-hand page, a water-coloured picture shows a landscape or a scene from daily life. On the right-hand page, one or more works of art from the country travelled are accompanied by a text and a map.