DISCOVER AFRICA
THROUGH ITS PRINTS
A CHILDREN'S BOOK SERIES

Discover Africa
Through Its Prints

Explore Africa one country at a time through traditional cloth, cultural stories, and hands-on coloring. Begin with Côte d’Ivoire, where children ages 8 and up can discover ten cloth traditions—and color the designs themselves.

See the cloth. Learn the story. Color the design.

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BOOK 01 — CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Front cover of Discover Africa Through Its Prints: Côte d’Ivoire
A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY SERIES
01 / THE IDEA

Many countries.
Many stories.

Africa is home to many countries, peoples, and textile traditions. Each book in this series focuses on one country, connecting its cloth traditions with the people, places, techniques, and histories behind them.

02 / THE EXPERIENCE

How the book works

01

See the cloth

A colored illustration of each cloth tradition, on the left-hand page.

02

Learn the story

Where the cloth comes from, how it is made, and who wears it.

03

Color the design

The same cloth design, waiting for you to color — in the book’s colors or your own.

Sample spread showing Korhogo Cloth with a learn page and coloring page
A sample spread: Korhogo Cloth — learn on the left, color on the right.
Colored illustration of Korhogo Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
Korhogo Cloth
Colored illustration of Baoulé Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
Baoulé Cloth
Colored illustration of Dida Raffia Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
Dida Raffia Cloth
Colored illustration of Dyula (Waraniéné) Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
Dyula (Waraniéné) Cloth
Colored illustration of Bété Tapa Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
Bété Tapa Cloth
Colored illustration of Gouro (Kamandjè) by Olha Tkachenko
Gouro (Kamandjè)
Colored illustration of Malinké (Dalaba) by Olha Tkachenko
Malinké (Dalaba)
Colored illustration of N’zima (Appolo) Cloth by Olha Tkachenko
N’zima (Appolo) Cloth
Colored illustration of Abron Cloth (Kanguélé) by Olha Tkachenko
Abron Cloth (Kanguélé)
Colored illustration of Yacouba (Gbahou) by Olha Tkachenko
Yacouba (Gbahou)
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