Aire, Ekiuwa. Idia of the Benin Kingdom. Illus. by Alina Shabelnyk. 2020. 40p. Our Ancestries, $17.99 (9781777117900). K – Gr. 2
As a young girl, Idia dreamed of a warrior queen who healed her people. As an adult, she became the first woman to fight for Benin and their first Iyoba.
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