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Nzingha, warrior queen of Matamba /

Presents the diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic, 2000.
Series:Royal diaries.
Subjects:
Nzinga, > Queen of Matamba, > 1582-1663 > Juvenile fiction.
Angola > History > 1482-1648 > Juvenile fiction.
Nzingha, > Queen of Matamba, > -1663 > Fiction.
Angola > History > 1482-1648 > Fiction.
Princesses > Fiction.
Blacks > Angola > Fiction.
Mbundu (African people) > Fiction.
Slave trade > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
Description
Summary:Presents the diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.
Physical Description:136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2001.
ISBN:0439112109