Category: Art. Illustration. Graphics. Coloring Book (Children Ages 9-12)
Thirty large, ready-to-color illustrations, all adapted from traditional African designs, reflect the continent's rich artistic and cultural heritage.
Carefully rendered from authentic artifacts are a Moorish textile pattern, an Ashanti carved door panel, an antelope-shaped wooden headdress from Mali, an Ethiopian cross, and other motifs.

'An impressive breadth of coverage ... clear presentation, lucid style and accessibility ... a solid foundation for further study in linguistics as well as being a pleasure to read in its own right.' Alan Smith, Web Journal of Modern Languages and Linguistics
'Perfect for the beginners' level introductory linguistics course, both in style and content. The exercises and discussion are excellent. One of the highlights of the book is the clear links between chapters.' Hugh Buckingham, Professor of Linguistics, Louisiana State University
'Very clear and easy to read for beginners; user-friendly and non-threatening to those nervous of linguistics; chapters in absorbable bite-size chunks.' Jean Aitchison, Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication, University of Oxford

*Flexible -- the material can be used in any order, depending on students' needs. *Clearly organised -- the Contents list, internal cross-referencing and comprehensive Index helps students select the areas of study required. *Easy to use -- grammatical information is given in short, manageable amounts, immediately followed by practice exercises. *Adaptable -- each item is marked with one, two or three asterisks to indicate the relative level of difficulty. *Authoritative -- for students wishing to investigate as particular point in more depth this book is cross-referenced throughout to the Longman English Grammar. *Enjoyable -- the context exercise in each section is an entertaining story illustrated with a cartoon; grammar practice needn't always be serious!