South Africa is known to have many tribes, and each has its own belief system. Shaka Zulu was a leader who united South African tribes. How did he do it? Reading his life story will help you understand the traits of a true leader. Would you like to unite peoples when you grow up? Then be inspired by biography book for kids age 9 to 12.

South Africa is known to have many tribes, and each has its own belief system. Shaka Zulu was a leader who united South African tribes. How did he do it? Reading his life story will help you understand the traits of a true leader. Would you like to unite peoples when you grow up? Then be inspired by biography book for kids age 9 to 12.

A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief.

"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover.