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Katina Rankin is an Emmy-nominated journalist. Her story about how she came to write The Peace Drum: A Kofi Tale is an important part of the tale itself. Katina is used to listening to the voice of God. She called off her wedding and quit a job because she heard God’s voice telling her to do so. One morning, God told her to go to Africa. Without any specific instructions as to where she was supposed to go in Africa, or what she was to do when she got there, she began talking to her connections. Her adventure took her to the Noyaa Academy in Ghana, where she established a library for children whose entire class shared one textbook and where the children were extremely poor. While the students learned from the books she brought, she learned from the children. Her book, The Peace Drum: A Kofi Tale came from her experiences at Noyaa Academy.
Kofi Annan is a real person, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The children in this story, Kendall and McKennley, meet Mr. Annan in Africa. They taste new foods, learn about new flowers and animals, and meet African children. They learn new dances and how to play new kinds of drums. Most of all, they gain an appreciation of differences around the world and how we all learn together. Recommended for children who are curious about how people around the world live and learn, and about elephants. The Peace Drum: A Kofi Tale by Katina Rankin, illustrated with original paintings by Elisha Spencer, is a good introduction to how life is different in Africa. Ms. Rankin has written other books about civil rights in the United States of America.
