The Lion’s Drum: A Retelling of an African Folk Tale

In a vibrantly illustrated children's book, a young African hunter, Ajani, discovers deep in the jungle a lion playing a magical tree stump and dancing animals. When he tells the chief and people of his village what he has seen and heard, they don't believe him. But Ajani is determined to prove he hasn't lost his senses. This tellable folktale tells the origin of the West African djembe, the most popular hand drum in the world today.