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A Durbar Festival for Hassan and Hussaina
Age Range: 3 – 8 years
The Durbar festival in Katsina is here and everyone is excited to see the Emir leading a colourful procession on horseback. Hassan and Hussaina jump up and down when they see their brother riding behind the Emir.
Inspired by the festivities, the twins decide to organise a Durbar festival of their own. They do not have horses or colourful costumes but they have a clever plan. Soon, the twins are on their way to join in the fun.
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Jamila’s Clever Plan
Age Range: 3 – 8 years
Jamila lives with her grandmother in Bebeji, Kano state. Her grandmother, Kaka, is a dressmaker. One day, Kaka decides to pack away her sewing machine because she can no longer see.
Sad and scared, Jamila stops school to care for her blind grandmother. Together, they beg for alms in the marketplace until they come across a new eye clinic.
Jamila hatches a clever plan to help Kaka get her sight back.
₵42.00Jamila’s Clever Plan
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The Enormous Crocodile (Roald Dahl)
Age Range: 7 – 11 years
The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his nasty schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won’t soon forget. Dahl’s wicked humor is as delightful as ever in this new, larger edition of a hilarious favorite.
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The Scarlet Letter (FingerPrint! Classics)
“Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!”
In the seventeenth-century Puritan community of Boston, Hester Prynne is trapped, first into a loveless marriage and then into adultery.
With the scarlet letter ‘A’—signifying an adulteress—fixed on her bosom, she is brought out of the prison and made to stand on the scaffold with her infant.
What happens when Hester, in spite of being
publicly shamed by the crowd and repeatedly
urged by a young priest, refuses to reveal
the identity of her daughter’s father?A tale of sin, punishment and atonement, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter exposes the moral rigidity and double standards of the society. One of the first mass-produced books in America, it became an instant bestseller on its first publication in 1850. it continues to remain Hawthorne’s masterwork.
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The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays (Macmillan Popular Classics)
Around the World in Eighty Days, one of his most popular books, was first serialized in late 1872 in a French newspaper. An instant success, the novel details the round-the-world adventures of the affluent Englishman Phileas Fogg who, accompanied by his French valet Passepartout, sets out on an impossible journey for a wager of £20,000. This groundbreaking novel has since been adapted numerous times for the theatre, television, radio and cinema.
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Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Age Range: 7 – 11 years
“A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero” David Walliams
Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World’s NUMBER ONE Storyteller!
This is the wonderful and warm-hearted Roald Dahl classic, Esio Trot.
Mr Hoppy really loves his neighbour Mrs Silver, and Mrs Silver really loves her tortoise, Alfie. One day Mrs Silver asks Mr Hoppy how to make Alfie grow, and suddenly Mr Hoppy knows the way to win her heart. With the help of a magical spell and some cabbage leaves, can Mr Hoppy be happy at last?
₵40.00Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
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Fantastic Mr Fox (Roald Dahl)
Age Range: 7 – 9 years
Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World’s NUMBER ONE Storyteller!
Fantastic Mr Fox – the legendary tale of the most cunning fox in the world.
Boggis is an enormously fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat.
Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper.
Bean is a turkey-and-apple farmer who only drinks gallons of strong cider.
Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the farms.
Now the farmers have hatched a plan to BANG-BANG-BANG shoot Mr Fox dead. But, just when they think Mr Fox can’t possibly escape, he makes a fantastic plan of his own . . .₵40.00 -
Aníké Elèko
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
Aníké has to hawk èko every morning but that does not stop her from going to school. She loves school and wants to be a doctor.
However, her mother has decided her fate: once she finishes primary school, she will join her Aunt Remí in the city as a tailor.
When a mystery guest visits Àníké’s school, she has the chance to win a scholarship that will change her fate. Will the help of her friends Oge, Ìlérí and Àríyo the cobbler be enough?
Written by Sandra Joubead and illustrated by Àlàbá Ònájìn, ÀNÍKÉ ELÉKO tells a colourful story
of one girl’s courage in the face of opposition to her dreams.₵40.00Aníké Elèko
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Between Wars
In a single twist of war, two sister, Enkaakye and Timaa, find their lives turned upside down. Enkaakye resiliently waits for the return from war of the one she loves. Timaa chooses to give up hope and patience, and move on with her life. The sisters’ choices lead to consequences that threaten their bond of sisterhood to its core.
As war drums begin to beat in their community once more, will their relationship survive the imminent danger?
Between Wars is a heartwarming story of love, loss, family, and friendship. Above all, it shows how wisdom and courage can be found in the most unexpected of places.
₵40.00Between Wars
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Yaa Traps Death In A Basket
In a time when demi-gods and mortals lived in the Earth together, there lived an awkward little girl named Yaa whose only virtue was her kindness. When her parents sent her away on a fool’s errand, Yaa meets a wild boy and three spirits whose actions would change her life forever and shape the course of humankind for years to follow.
How could a shy little girl with clumsy feet and little imagination change the world?
See what happens when Yaa traps Death in her basket to find out!
₵38.00Yaa Traps Death In A Basket
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City Sounds
Age Range: 2 – 5 years
Read about daily sounds heard by a young boy living in the vibrant, bustling community of Nima, Accra, Ghana.
₵36.00City Sounds
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Harmattan is Here
Age Range: 2 – 5 years
Harmattan is Here is a story on the dry season in Ghana. A story written by a child for children.
₵35.00Harmattan is Here
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Afia the Happy Giraffe
Age Range: 2 – 5 years
Afia the Happy Giraffe is Nhyira’s pet who loves to dance. A story written by a child for children.
₵35.00Afia the Happy Giraffe
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Bouncing Back from Failure: By A Kid for Kids
A teenager’s thoughts on how to recover from failure. Bouncing Back from Failure is an honest and concise account of Adom’s encounters with disappointment. His uplifting perspective, motivates the reader to adopt a positive mindset.
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Sally and The Butterfly: A Choose Your Own Path Book
Age Range: 8+ years
Amani, Land of the Enchanted is under attack! Wicked and selfish Orbeasts have invaded the land with one purpose: the steal all the light, joy and hope from the Animals of Amani.
Ayla the Butterfly is the guardian of the Land. She has left through a secret passage in search of a very special girl to help save Amani. That girl’s name is Sally.
Sally lives in a place simply known as Town, where a great Sickness has taken over her people. The grown ups have told Sally that she is not big enough to help save her own Town, but Ayla knows that Sally is the only one who can save Amani, and begs her to join her in the kingdom.
What Sally decides to do is completely up to you! You must guide Sally through every decision. You decide if she goes to Amani or stays home. You decide if she must choose to be brave or give up when things get too hard.
The fate of Amani rests in Sally’s hands, but she cannot do it without you!
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