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Karim’s Story
Age Range: 8 – 10 years
Karim teaches his friends how to be courteous and have good habits.
₵26.00Karim’s Story
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Those Who Live in Glasshouses Should Not Throw Stones
Age Range: 8 – 12 years
Zinabu and six other dancers put up a splendid performance at the durbar grounds. Their dancing is so impressive that they are asked to perform again the next day. Amina is keen on being the lead dancer this time round, and so accuses Zinabu of missing her steps during the previous performance. She succeeds in convincing Madam Aisha, the drama and dance teacher that she can put up a better performance.
It turns out that the next day, she messes up and the crowds are not impressed.
Why would she criticize Zinabu, when she herself cannot dance?
Indeed, those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
The stories in this series Idioms in Expression aim at giving children a better understanding of idiomatic expressions. Since these idioms form the main theme for the story, it becomes easy for the reader to understand the contexts within which such expressions should be used.
Coupled with this learning experience are the exciting story lines which do not only portray the familiar African culture, but also provide a wide vocabulary for readers’ use.
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Yennenga: The Dagomba Princess (Hardcover)
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
Yennenga was very atheletic and she learnt to shoot arrows, and throw spears. She also learnt the art of horse riding. Her father gave her a special stallion called Ouedrago. At age fourteen she was a very skillful horse rider and an adept javelin thrower. Her father therefore took her to battles. She was a very good warrior! Her father became very proud of her and, in fact, made her a battalion commander. At fourteen years of age, Yennenga started helping her father in battles. Because of her skill in battle, her father refused to give her away in marriage. Yennenga loved fighting for her father in war but she also yearned to be a married woman and have children of her own. However, her father refused to give her away to any of the many suitors who sought her hand in marriage.
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My Blue Book
Age Range: 2 – 5 years
Celebrating the colour blue in Africa.
“I like blue. The sky is blue. The soap is blue…Bye–bye blue.”
₵36.00My Blue Book
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Afram ABC Colouring Book
Kids can practice with confidence using this colouring book which has thick raised outlines to guide small hands to colour between them.
It also introduces alphabets to numbers in a fun way! The Alphabets are aligned to words children are familiar with, like ‘A’ for Africa, ‘C’ for Cocoa, ‘Q’ for Queenmother, ‘X’ for Xylophone and ‘Y’ for Yams!
This makes kid’s first attempt at colouring to be more satisfying and fun!
₵25.00Afram ABC Colouring Book
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Awo the Sleuth and the Case of the Night Knocker
Age Range: 10 – 15 years
PAT-PAT-PAT, the sound came again!
“It came from the roof!” Owura said.
“Well, dear me, what could be on the roof at this time of the night?” Mrs Boahene murmured.
This vacation ten-year old Awo Boahene is determined to have a great many adventures. She loves mystery books and she is prepared to have many mystery-adventures while school is out.
But Awo soon learns that there’s a mystery-adventure coming right down to her doorstep – and it’s a frightful one! What is the dreadful PATTING sound that comes from their roof only at night – and why is there a terrible THUMPING at their front door but never anyone there? One thing is for sure – the Boahenes have a spooky visitor that comes in the dead of night and Awo intends to solve the mystery of the Night Knocker.
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Deception
Age Range: 8 – 12 years
This is a story of deception of a host of people by Chief Victor Okafor, the hero of the story. An orphan at a tender age, Victor ran away from the orphanage, joined street children, worked for one Chief Igwe and he grow to become the head of the street children, all of whom worked for Igwe as pickpockets.
Victor abandoned the group after the arrest of Igwe and lived on his own, trafficking Nigerian girls to Italy. While all this was going on Victor’s matrimonial relatives were kept in the dark until his arrest and imprisonment.
₵18.00Deception
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The Game Hunters
Age Range: 6 – 9 years
Okumi and Sam absent themselves from work in order to trap game. But Benni Farms is in danger of being destroyed by the bushfire they start. What can Atua do to stop the wild bushfire which comes roaring towards his uncle’s farm?
₵15.00The Game Hunters
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Noah and the Very Big Boat (Very Best Bible Stories, Hardcover)
Age Range: 2 – 6 years
Faithful and fun retelling of the story of Noah and the flood for children 2-4 years old, showing how God saves his people and always keeps his promises.
Discover what happened when God told Noah to build a very big boat.
In this faithful and fun retelling of a classic Bible story, we learn about a God who kept Noah and his family SAFE, SAFE, SAFE through the SPLISH SPLASH SPLOSH.
“I love, love, love this beautifully illustrated, creatively written and faithful account. Kids of all ages will be delighted to get involved in the storytelling.” – Melanie Lacy, Executive Director of Growing Young Disciples; Editor of the New City Catechism Curriculum
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Ossie’s Dream
2014 Second Place Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature
Ossie and his brother Nana Yaw become destitute when tragedy strikes their family. Ossie refuses to work as a farm labourer and runs away. Six-year-old Nana Yaw is taken away to live as a househelp in the city. Later, Ossie finds himself on the streets of Accra. He strives to fulfill a promise he made long ago against the odds.
₵35.00Ossie’s Dream
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The Canoe’s Story (Hardcover)
Age Range: 6 – 12 years
“But I did not have time yet to stare and wonder. The men wrestled me out of the machine and pushed and towed me across the sand to the shade of coconut palms. The moment I touched the ground, I heard a chorus of voices saying, ‘Akwaaba. Welcome to the coast!’ It was from the group of canoes and I was rather surprised that they spoke my language. But needed not be surprised. I had forgotten that they all came from the same forest in the hitherland where I too had come from.”
Written by Ghanaian author Meshack Asare, The Canoe’s Story is a children’s book about a tree’s journey from the forest to becoming a canoe sailing the ocean. Told from the tree’s perspective, this richly illustrated story, portrays the strong ties between man and nature.
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Class One Stories (Little Sage Beginning to Read)
Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Four different stories for children who are beginning to read. The difficult words have been broken into easy phonetic syllables.
The four characters in the different books are learning lessons of life and growing.
Happy Reading.
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Sintim
Age Range: 9+ years
Thirst for freedom from oppression motivates four young friends to confront an old tyrant and with the assistance of Nana Domfeh, a mysterious sorcerer figure. The new order finds Sintim the assumed leader of the quartet ascending the throne .However, he immediately loses the throne in a bloody battle and is forced into exile. Will this principled and selfless character regain the throne that he had been ordained by the oracle to occupy?
₵65.00Sintim
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Madam High Heel
Age Range: 9+ years
Every knew the mischief and cantankerous behavior of Agyekum at Sir Good Leaf Boys Academy, a school that prides itself for discipline and academic brilliance.
However, when his deviant behavior becomes anti-social to the point where he causes bodily, harm to the much-liked Ms. Philips, things had to change.
In comes the new substitute teacher, Ms. Helen Eel and, for once, Agyekum pranks cannot trip her
One night, the legend of madam high heels hits Sir Goodleaf. The ‘click clacks’ footfalls of the one high heeled, red-gowned ghost appear to scare everyone but Agyekum.
Will the much-dreaded Madam High Heels be able to reform the stiff-necked Agyekum, or would he meet a grimmer end?
₵45.00Madam High Heel
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My Fifth Copy Book
Introduces the children to the writing of alphabets and help build handwriting skills, right from the beginning. With tracing lines and lines for them to write in-between.
Widely-used and recommended by many schools in Ghana.
₵16.25My Fifth Copy Book
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