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Sudan
By Levy, Patricia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76140-284-8
- Publisher
- New York : Marshall Cavendish, 1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1997
Gr 5-9 Neither of these titles effectively meets the challenge of helping youngsters understand the peoples of these countries or the reasons for the political problems the nations face. The series' formulaic organization with many brief, frequently unconnected sections mitigates against adequate development of key concepts. For instance, the basic Somali social system of clans and lineages is barely referred to in the early chapters on history and government; when it is finally discussed halfway through the book, the author devotes fewer words to it than to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
