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Bookset: African Folktale Series (8 books)
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
In these beautifully illustrated, collectable library of easy-to-read traditional folktales with their moral lessons, test questions, and activities for the young ones, classic African stories are brought magically to reality. The stories in the African Folktale Series (AFS) are filled with moral lessons that have been handed down from many generations to the present in many African countries from Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroons, Liberia, the Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania to Zimbabwe. The traditional African elders who inhabited an ancient continent brimming with wisdom successfully utilized these folktales to socialize their youngsters to the moral requirements of their society to insure order, security and growth.₵190.00₵200.00Bookset: African Folktale Series (8 books)
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Folktale Book Set (5 books)
Including one comic.
A client remarked: “Can you believe my girl had never heard of these Ananse stories before [reading the set I bought from you?]”
Don’t let your children miss this important Ghanaian heritage.
Books in this set (5 books – may vary due to availability of titles)
Ananse and the Sticky Gum (comic)
Ananse’s Justice
Why The Dog Has a Hollow Stomach
Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom
The Contest and Other Spiderman Tales
₵130.00Folktale Book Set (5 books)
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The Contest and Other Spiderman Tales
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
2nd Prize, Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) Efua Sutherland Children’s Storybook Award 2021For hundreds of years, the African story of Ananse has been told to delight societies around the world.
Cunning, daring and sometimes diabolic, this traditional fireside hero remains ingrained in cultures.In today’s digital world of smart solutions, Adolika Nenah Sowah conjures seven sizzling stories of this trickster in a beautifully curated volume.And as matters turn out, Ananse is still full of life, ever scheming and smart…or is he?Caution: Not only children will enjoy this!₵35.00 -
Ananse and the Sticky Gum
This popular Ananse tale is now in comic format!
Your kids will enjoy this as they connect to the stories you loved!
₵18.00Ananse and the Sticky Gum
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God’s Very Colourful Creation (Very Best Bible Stories, Hardcover)
Age Range: 2 – 6 years
This is a book about how God made his very good and very wonderful world, with every colour of the rainbow, and so many more.
As you read the words, you will discover lots of different names for all the fantastic colours that God poured into his creation.
This faithful and fun retelling of Genesis 1 shows how God made the world with rich, joyful creativity.
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Esther and the Very Brave Plan (Very Best Bible Stories, Hardcover)
Age Range: 2 – 6 years
What happens when Queen Esther risks everything to stop a horrible plot?
In this faithful and innovative retelling of the classic Bible story, discover how God used Esther to protect his people from an evil plan, and see how God’s plans to rescue his people never fail.
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The Live Baby Is Mine
Age Range: 5- 15 years
“The Live Baby Is Mine” is a dramatized version of King Solomon’s outstanding display of wisdom in solving problems. We learn that truthfulness is the key to life’s success.
₵30.00The Live Baby Is Mine
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Rich Man and Poor Man
Age Range: 5- 15 years
“Rich Man & Poor Man” walks the reader through the affluent and selfish lifestyle of the Richman, as well as the pitiful life of the poor man. The table turns when they both die and have to give accounts for their lives when they lived on earth. The book encourages the reader to live a life that pleases God. to love and be kind to the poor and needy.
₵35.00Rich Man and Poor Man
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Eve: If I had Known
The book adopts a conversational style with a monologue of the Bible character Eve. In an engaging and interactive style of conversation, Eve invites us to hear her perspective and share in her life’s experiences. In a contemporary story-telling style, her life and purpose unfold for the reader. The journey begins with Eve’s entrance into the world, then to her meeting with her Prince Charming, right through to the brief fellowship with the serpent, culminating in the fall and the pain which ensued. As her single act of disobedience, her one grave mistake takes center stage, the life and purpose of Eve brings to light valuable lessons from which we can garner wisdom and learning.
The guidance and direction offered, challenges us to strive to order our steps according to God’s good and perfect will as laid out in the immutable Word of the Lord.
₵50.00Eve: If I had Known
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Three Friends In The Burning Fire
Age Range: 5- 10 years
Her first children’s book titled THREE FRIENDS IN THE BURNING FIRE is adopted from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. In the story, the Bible character Daniel narrates the life story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednega and the burning fire experienced. The lesson derived is to remain faithful at all times.
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The Price of Honour and Respect and Other Tales from Africa…with Moral Lessons, Questions and Activities (African Folktale Series)
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
In this beautifully illustrated, collectable library of easy-to-read traditional folktale with their moral lessons, test questions, and activities for the young ones, classic African stories are brought magically to reality. The stories in the African Folktale Series (AFS) are filled with moral lessons that have been handed down from many generations to the present in many African countries from Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroons, Liberia, the Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania to Zimbabwe.
ABOUT THE BOOK
This beautifully illustrated, collectable library of easy-to-read traditional folktales brings classic African stories to reality magically.
COMPILATION 1
The Price of Honour and Respect
Ananse Challenges the Powerful King
The Princess Who Married the Python
The Married Woman with Two Lovers
God’s Challenge to Wise People
The Princess Who Married the Evil Spirit
Where Did Body Odour Come From?
The Evil King Who Destroyed Himself
Ananse & Friends at the Village of PlentyThe traditional African elders who inhabited an ancient continent brimming with wisdom successfully utilized these folktales to socialize their youngsters to the moral requirements of their society to ensure order, security and growth.
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Dowa: The Caterpillar Who Could Not Stop Eating
Age Range: 3 – 8 years
Little Dowa has eaten everything around her including the very eggshell from which she emerges. Her large appetite often causes her to lose every friend she made since she forgets to share but emptied every bowl of food.
Alone and new to her surrounding, she tries to find where she belongs. Dowa soon becomes a target of a sparrow who has thought of her a fuzzy worm. Dowa must learn to survive and fend for herself.
Will Dowa finally be eaten by the sparrow or she will survive the attack? Does Dowa find a solution to her voracious appetite? Will she ever find where she belongs and make friends.
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The Unlucky Shot
Morris goes out to play with his sling and takes a shot that catapults him into trouble.
Find out what happens and how a big problem can have a simple solution in this colourful and simply told story
₵10.00The Unlucky Shot
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Fatal Passion
Are you ready for the Adventure of your life?
A fun-filed holiday turns into a nightmare….
A trusted friend becomes a traitor……
A young girl trapped in the web of ritual killers.
Join Enuma Okoto, a form three student of Girls High School, Port Harcourt, as she embarks on a casual journey that soon becomes dangerous.
₵15.00Fatal Passion
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Our Ancestories Bookset: Idia of the Benin Kingdom, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba Plus Coloring & Activity Books (4 books)
Age Range: 4 – 12 years
- Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) – 2021 Winner – Best Books for Young Children
- Wishing Shelf Book Award – 2020 Finalist
- Kidsshelf Book Cover Award -2020 Winner
- Eric Hoffer Award – Honourable Mention (Children’s Category) First Horizon Finalist Grand Prize Short List
The complete set of the Our Ancestories books. Our picture books as well as accompanying workbooks on Queen Idia and Njinga. These are stories of hope and courage that show every young girl is capable of greatness.
There is a deep divide between the truth of African history and the common understanding of it. Our Ancestories Bookset helps to bridge this gap through various means including stories about two African female leaders and accompanying activity and colouring books.
This set includes:
Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories)
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba (Our Ancestories)
Idia of the Benin Kingdom: Coloring and Activity Book (Our Ancestories)
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Coloring and Activity Book (Our Ancestories)
Our Ancestories’ vision is to nudge the world towards a point where:
- There is an avid learning culture for African history.
- People of African descent are at least as exposed to African history as we are to Western history.
- Africans look more to our history as we pave a way for the future.
- Legends that make up African history are mainstream and are introduced to children across the globe.
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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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I Tsiɔɔ Nyɛ! (Folktales in Cartoons Book 2, Dangme)
Hɛ nɔ kami nɛ a kɛ ngma womi, I Tsiɔɔ Nyɛ!, nɛ ɔ ji kaa nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ nine maa su eko nɔ nɛ e maa kane ɔ, e ma nya he. Nyaziahi nɛ ngɛ mi ɔ, a kɔ we nɔ ko he, ejaakaa Ga adafi womi nɛ a tsɛɛ ke ‘Maŋsralɔ’, ɔ, e mi nɛ a je kɛ je.
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The Live Baby Is Mine
Age Range: 5- 15 years
“The Live Baby Is Mine” is a dramatized version of King Solomon’s outstanding display of wisdom in solving problems. We learn that truthfulness is the key to life’s success.
₵30.00The Live Baby Is Mine
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Rich Man and Poor Man
Age Range: 5- 15 years
“Rich Man & Poor Man” walks the reader through the affluent and selfish lifestyle of the Richman, as well as the pitiful life of the poor man. The table turns when they both die and have to give accounts for their lives when they lived on earth. The book encourages the reader to live a life that pleases God. to love and be kind to the poor and needy.
₵35.00Rich Man and Poor Man
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Eve: If I had Known
The book adopts a conversational style with a monologue of the Bible character Eve. In an engaging and interactive style of conversation, Eve invites us to hear her perspective and share in her life’s experiences. In a contemporary story-telling style, her life and purpose unfold for the reader. The journey begins with Eve’s entrance into the world, then to her meeting with her Prince Charming, right through to the brief fellowship with the serpent, culminating in the fall and the pain which ensued. As her single act of disobedience, her one grave mistake takes center stage, the life and purpose of Eve brings to light valuable lessons from which we can garner wisdom and learning.
The guidance and direction offered, challenges us to strive to order our steps according to God’s good and perfect will as laid out in the immutable Word of the Lord.
₵50.00Eve: If I had Known
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Three Friends In The Burning Fire
Age Range: 5- 10 years
Her first children’s book titled THREE FRIENDS IN THE BURNING FIRE is adopted from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. In the story, the Bible character Daniel narrates the life story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednega and the burning fire experienced. The lesson derived is to remain faithful at all times.
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In His Journey to Fame
“In His Journey to Fame” is a captivating story set somewhere in Africa, where polygamy is a rule, making male children kings is a law and patrilineal inheritance is a norm. It is the first of the trilogy that include ‘Pastors on the Move” and “When women go crazy”.
A young prince is born into a family of nine adult princesses, who also have ambitions to ascend the ultimate crown when their father dies. Ably supported by their mothers, these princesses hatch snares for the young prince in order to eliminate him.
The struggles, trauma, hardships, treachery, deceit and death are beautifully mace and put in a matrix where both the King and the heir apparent died in the process, leaving the nine princesses to battle it out with the young daughter of the prince in their quest to occupy the powerful stool.
In the end it is an all women affair to break the rules, laws, norms and finally tradition.
₵40.00In His Journey to Fame
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Candid English Magazine (Time to Read, Time to Explore) – Issue No: 001
Age Range: KG, Primary and JHS Students
Welcome to the maiden edition of the Candid English Magazine. This exciting magazine was born out of a dream to see the English language rise to its best level in the Ghanaian society. It must be a great joy to see the very first edition.
The Candid English Magazine is designed to present to the public good literature and reading materials that would be useful to both the young and the old. It is a magazine that can be picked up at any time to find answers to some nagging grammar questions or any information pertaining to the English language.
Teachers would find the CEM useful. It would provide them with reading pieces and grammatical facts that would help boost their confidence and give them absolute control over the class.
Each edition of the CEM comes with interesting stories, drama, poetry, grammar facts, literature, writing guides, tests and questions that would help one to think and come up with creative pieces. Where questions are given, answers to the questions would be provided in the next edition so that those who attempt the questions can compare their answers and see their strengths.
There are also many games such as puzzles, riddles, anagrams, palindromes and mazes, all of which are designed to provide interludes and also to help students test their level of intelligence.
Welcome once again. I know we are going to have a wonderful time together. Enjoy!
In this maiden edition:
- Exclusive Interview with the National Best Teacher
- Adventures of a One-Cedi Note
- One-on-One with Ghana’s Englishman
- In Search of My Father
- The Adventures of Kwadede
- Ananse and The Magic Basket
- A Dying Man’s Note
- And Many More
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