“One people, one race, one place,” humanity's journey started in the fertile land of Africa. This collection of aphorisms and proverbs is a portable capsule of the wisdom found along those journeys. They are the wise words of the giants that have walked among us. In large typeface words, each invaluable life lesson is defined with sincere simplicity. The aligning images are stunning artwork created by various artists from around the world. Walter's chosen words and collaborative teamwork reminds us that unity really is strength.

2005 Mississauga Arts Award.

Eric Walters is a Canadian author of young adult fiction and picture books.

Canada. Originally published in English by Tundra Books in 2018. Published in the United States by Tundra Books.

A collection of African wisdom gorgeously illustrated by artists from Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, the United States and more.

Aphorisms are universal. They give guidance, context and instruction for life's issues, and they help us understand each other and the world around us. We use them every day, yet never think about where they came from or why they exist.

In this beautifully illustrated collection, Eric Walters brings us classic sayings from the places where this shared wisdom began. Ashanti, Sukuma, Akan and Kikuyu: all of these cultures use the portable and easily shared knowledge contained in aphorisms, and from these cultures and more this communal knowledge spread.

This book is a celebration of art, of community and of our common history.