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Lusaka Punk and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2015
The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize. For over ten years it has supported and promoted contemporary African writing. Keeping true to its motto “Africa will always bring something new,” the prize has helped launch the literary careers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Segun Afolabi, Leila Aboulela, Brian Chikwava, EC Osondu Henrietta Rose-Innes, Binyavanga Wainaina, and many others.
A blind girl makes a pilgrimage to Lagos in search of faith-healing miracle… A boy in a children’s home discovers the truth about his origins… In apartheid Johannesburg, an Indian insurance agent is honoured by his white bosses but his wife feels more than a little uneasy…
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African Violet and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2012
The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize. For over ten years it has supported and promoted contemporary African writing. Keeping true to its motto “Africa will always bring something new,” the prize has helped launch the literary careers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Segun Afolabi, Leila Aboulela, Brian Chikwava, EC Osondu Henrietta Rose-Innes, Binyavanga Wainaina, and many others.
The 2012 collection includes the five shortlisted stories and the stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop.
These fifteen stories show yet again the richness and range of current writing on the continent. They underline the primacy of the short story, with its oral antecedents, at the very heart of African literature.
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It Happened in Ghana: A Historical Romance 1824-1971
It Happened in Ghana carries a positive message. Conceived as a literary work, it demonstrates that racial prejudice based on skin colour is not a pervasive and unalterable human condition.
The principal characters who are both Black and White are embroiled in various encounters, notably wars, slave trade, colonialism and post colonial reconstruction. Regardless of their skin colour and cultural differences, they make friends or fall in love secretly during these encounters. When they are forced to part company by the cessation of hostilities or whatever brought them together, they serve in various capacities in new locations outside their original places of domicile. They are accepted or integrated into existing social structures because of the warmth oftheir personalities and the manner in which they are able to adjust themselves to the pressures and challenges of new environments.
Changes in the circumstances of the principal characters or their descendants enable them not only to restore broken relationships but also to identify themselves with the cause of freedom and justice or to reconnect in various ways with the development aspirations of Ghana where it all started.
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They Came From Ghana: The Two Worlds of Kwame and Kwabena Boaten
In this historical novel of 19th century Gold Coast, two young Ashanti boys are introduced to the unfamiliar but fascinating world of the white man. Kwame and Kwabena Boaten are eager to learn the ways of their mentors, Tedlie and Bowdich, to become doctor and administrator respectively so they can come back and help their own people. Despite the curtailment of their government sponsorship in London, they get benefactors to help them continue their education. They however have to contend with racism and bullying from Hardwick as well as inordinate hatred from Dupuis, Under-Secretary and later His majesty’s Envoy to the Guinea Coast (whose machinations dog them all their lives). How do they survive? Kwabena reminds Kwame, ‘If they attack us – we can bear rough handling. [But] they cannot break our spirit; we are Ashanti remember; and afterwards we shall carefully plan our revenge.’ Do they succeed in the face of all the odds?
Noel Smith effortlessly weaves a brilliant tale of sheer determination, ambition, intrigue, love and altruism, through the treacherous terrain of the slave trade, missionary activities and disease ridden expeditions, and historical insight.
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Journey
‘Journey is an absorbing exploration of reality in contemporary Ghana, juxtaposing tradition and modernity, wise old age and frivolous youth, north and south, male and female…as a first novel, it is also valuable as it uses a northern Ghanaian setting.’ – Kari Dako, Author, translator and lecturer, Department of English, University of Ghana.₵40.00Journey
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My Nightmare
2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature Finalist“As the taxi drove past shacks, shops and buildings; past familiar homes and friends’ stores; past the salon where I was learning to become a hairdresser; past the spot where I sold waakye with Ima; more tears rolled down my cheeks. Zongo was a slum and was notorious for its filth, criminality, and deprivation; yet, this was where i was born. This was home for me. This was where most of my friends were. Whereas people in other parts of Accra saw filth and degeneration in Zongo, I saw love, hope, and beauty. I knew all the good people in Zongo and they were more than the ‘bad’ people I knew. I knew the honest hardworking people in Zongo, many of whom moved from the North to the South in order to build good lives for their children. People like Baba and Ima who left their birth place to come to the South so that their own children would have a good future. Where others saw Zongo as a den of thieves, I saw it as a safe haven. Nobody in this world could man handle me as long as I remained within the safety of its womb.”₵38.00My Nightmare
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The Herd Boy
Malusi is a herd boy who tends to his grandfather’s sheep and goats among the mountains of the Transkei. High above, eagles fly while on the ground below, beetles crawl, termites scurry and dust flies as Malusi plays games of stick-fighting with his friend. But there’s danger too…
Can Malusi save his lambs from the hungry baboon who’s stalking the flock?
And who is the old man in the shiny car who stops to chat, and encourages the herd boy in his dream of being President?
This beautiful picture book is about a boy who dares to dream of a big future. It is a story of empowerment, self-belief and leadership, and is inspired by the life of former president Nelson Mandela.
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How Stories Spread Around the World
Age Range: 6 – 10 years
In a magical journey, Rogério Andrade Barbosa and Graca Lima transport us to the African continent, with its many faces, colours, smells, sounds, gestures and shapes.
It is a little mouse that guides us throughout this story. It hears everything and sees everything. It observes the many faces of several human groups that inhabit the African continent in their daily activities. Through the watching eye of this mouse we are shown customs, religion, economic activities, histories and the cultural universe of different peoples.
How did the stories spread out around the world? It is a trip to unknown and mysterious places…
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Fly, Eagle Fly!
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
Fly, Eagle, Fly! is a charming and innovative adaptation of a Ghanaian tale attributed to Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey – also known as Aggrey of Africa. With a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
After a stormy night, a farmer searching for his lost calf finds a baby eagle that has been blown out of its nest. He takes it home and raises it with his chickens. But when his friend comes to visit one day, he tells the farmer that an eagle should be flying high in the sky, not scrabbling on the ground for grain. A powerful and uplifting African tale of fulfilment and freedom brought to life by stunning illustrations.₵38.00Fly, Eagle Fly!
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Notes on Amma Darko’s Faceless
This book, Notes on Faceless, is intended as a study guide for students of Amma Darko’s novel, Faceless. Readers of Faceless go back again and again to this novel because it makes them feel and think about many issues in the book that relate to what happens around them. A good work of fiction allows us to imaginatively participate in what it means to be part of human society. Fiction “holds up a mirror” to us about life. It is therefore important to be able to understand and explain, as well as becomes more alert to how literature works. This book aims to help you do so, focusing on Faceless.
Notes on Faceless discusses what Darko does in Faceless and how she does it: the plot of the story, its setting, characterization, theme and style. Like every other field of study, literature has a special vocabulary that is used by all good students of the subject. Therefore, while discussing the essential elements in Faceless (i.e. plot, setting, etc.), this book also introduces you to some of the important literary terms or technical vocabulary used in reading literature. The goal is to make you familiar with the right language for talking and writing about a work of literature and to teach you how to use this language in your own reading and writing.
This book takes you further into your study of literature by guiding you to use suitable vocabulary to actually talk and write about a work of literature. After walking you through a discussion of each element, Notes on Faceless gives you practice in writing about Faceless in particular and literature in general.
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Sub-Saharan: Workbook for Primary Schools Science Basic 6
Science for Primary School for Basic 1 to 6 textbooks have been carefully developed by practising science facilitators and educationists to provide essential science education for the success of the new educational reform.
NOTE:
- The six books cover all the materials in the Primary Science Syllabus for basic 1 to 6 learners.
- They comprehensively satisfy all the curriculum objectives outlined in the reforms for primary science.
- Essential scientific knowledge, skills and desirable scientific attitudes have been carefully distilled and delivered in simple but unadulterated scientific language that is user-friendly.
- The books have followed the innovative scientific concepts harvested from the internet, books and magazines and carefully produced concepts, attitudes, experiments and project works that will stimulate learners to imbibe critical, innovative and development-oriented studies.
- The books follow a systematic teaching and learning plan that breaks the myth surrounding science and technology as a difficult subject for a selected few and has intentionally made them user-friendly to all learners alike.
- The learning indicators for each content standard are captured and explained to inform the user on general objectives to be obtained for all the strands of the new curriculum.
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Sub-Saharan: Workbook for Primary Schools Science Basic 5
Science for Primary School for Basic 1 to 6 textbooks have been carefully developed by practising science facilitators and educationists to provide essential science education for the success of the new educational reform.
NOTE:
- The six books cover all the materials in the Primary Science Syllabus for basic 1 to 6 learners.
- They comprehensively satisfy all the curriculum objectives outlined in the reforms for primary science.
- Essential scientific knowledge, skills and desirable scientific attitudes have been carefully distilled and delivered in simple but unadulterated scientific language that is user-friendly.
- The books have followed the innovative scientific concepts harvested from the internet, books and magazines and carefully produced concepts, attitudes, experiments and project works that will stimulate learners to imbibe critical, innovative and development-oriented studies.
- The books follow a systematic teaching and learning plan that breaks the myth surrounding science and technology as a difficult subject for a selected few and has intentionally made them user-friendly to all learners alike.
- The learning indicators for each content standard are captured and explained to inform the user on general objectives to be obtained for all the strands of the new curriculum.
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Sub-Saharan: Workbook for Primary Schools Science Basic 4
Science for Primary School for Basic 1 to 6 textbooks have been carefully developed by practising science facilitators and educationists to provide essential science education for the success of the new educational reform.
NOTE:
- The six books cover all the materials in the Primary Science Syllabus for basic 1 to 6 learners.
- They comprehensively satisfy all the curriculum objectives outlined in the reforms for primary science.
- Essential scientific knowledge, skills and desirable scientific attitudes have been carefully distilled and delivered in simple but unadulterated scientific language that is user-friendly.
- The books have followed the innovative scientific concepts harvested from the internet, books and magazines and carefully produced concepts, attitudes, experiments and project works that will stimulate learners to imbibe critical, innovative and development-oriented studies.
- The books follow a systematic teaching and learning plan that breaks the myth surrounding science and technology as a difficult subject for a selected few and has intentionally made them user-friendly to all learners alike.
- The learning indicators for each content standard are captured and explained to inform the user on general objectives to be obtained for all the strands of the new curriculum.
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Sub-Saharan: Workbook for Primary Schools Science Basic 3
Science for Primary School for Basic 1 to 6 textbooks have been carefully developed by practising science facilitators and educationists to provide essential science education for the success of the new educational reform.
NOTE:
- The six books cover all the materials in the Primary Science Syllabus for basic 1 to 6 learners.
- They comprehensively satisfy all the curriculum objectives outlined in the reforms for primary science.
- Essential scientific knowledge, skills and desirable scientific attitudes have been carefully distilled and delivered in simple but unadulterated scientific language that is user-friendly.
- The books have followed the innovative scientific concepts harvested from the internet, books and magazines and carefully produced concepts, attitudes, experiments and project works that will stimulate learners to imbibe critical, innovative and development-oriented studies.
- The books follow a systematic teaching and learning plan that breaks the myth surrounding science and technology as a difficult subject for a selected few and has intentionally made them user-friendly to all learners alike.
- The learning indicators for each content standard are captured and explained to inform the user on general objectives to be obtained for all the strands of the new curriculum.
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Sub-Saharan: Workbook for Primary Schools Science Basic 2
Science for Primary School for Basic 1 to 6 textbooks have been carefully developed by practising science facilitators and educationists to provide essential science education for the success of the new educational reform.
NOTE:
- The six books cover all the materials in the Primary Science Syllabus for basic 1 to 6 learners.
- They comprehensively satisfy all the curriculum objectives outlined in the reforms for primary science.
- Essential scientific knowledge, skills and desirable scientific attitudes have been carefully distilled and delivered in simple but unadulterated scientific language that is user-friendly.
- The books have followed the innovative scientific concepts harvested from the internet, books and magazines and carefully produced concepts, attitudes, experiments and project works that will stimulate learners to imbibe critical, innovative and development-oriented studies.
- The books follow a systematic teaching and learning plan that breaks the myth surrounding science and technology as a difficult subject for a selected few and has intentionally made them user-friendly to all learners alike.
- The learning indicators for each content standard are captured and explained to inform the user on general objectives to be obtained for all the strands of the new curriculum.
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