Presents ten traditional Nigerian folktales featuring such characters as a dog that refuses to help the other animals, a crafty tortoise intent on winning an eating contest, and a woman whose handsome
From Beads to Drums to Masquerades, from Grandmother to Yams, this photographic alphabet captures the rhythms of day-to-day village life in Africa. Ifeoma Onyefulu's lens reveals not only traditional
In Grandma Comes to Stay, three-year-old Stephanie helps her mother tidy up, go shopping at the market, and cook in preparation for Grandma's stay. When she arrives, Grandma gives Stephanie a box of p
In the center of Adaora’s slice of paw-paw is a perfect star shape. She doesn’t want to spoil it, so she and her cousin Ugo set off to find a different piece of fruit. As they walk, the c
Ekinadose wants his Uncle Osaere to get married — then he can go to a wedding. One day, he sees people welcomed into his grandfather's house with special kola nuts. After some speeches, the visitors t
A Nigerian photographer offers revealing full-color photographs of her fascinating homeland, accompanied by an ABC text, that capture the family relationships, village life, and startling beauty of th
The author, a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, presents text and her own photographs of twenty-six things, from A to Z, representative of all African peoples.
Deron Goes to Nusery School is a title in the First Experiences series, a vivid new series portraying young children's very first experiences of nursery school, time with grandparents, and other event
As a child, Ifeoma Onyefulu was catapulted into a strange storytelling world predominated less by happy endings than by learning a lesson or two. For this collection, she retells nine of the best Nig
