• Fairy Tales

    Fairy Tales (20)

  • Ananse stories

    Ananse stories (34)

  • My Nigeria: People, Places and Culture

    Age Range: 7 – 10 years

    This series provides a captivating way for children to learn about Nigeria. Complete with colourful illustrations, the series starts with a brief history of the Niger Area, its people, early culture and tribal dynasties. It delves further into the colonial era, Nigerian pioneers and past leaders of both democratic and military administrations. The final book explores the people, foods and places in Nigeria.

  • Ìgbà Èwe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz (Yoruba)

    Ìgbà Èwe by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún is a Yoruba-translated collection of poems written originally in English as Childhood (2014) by Emily R. Grosholz.

    A contemplation on life and places through the process of adopting and raising children, this work features side-by-side placement of the original twenty-six poems in English and the Yoruba translations, with illustrations by Yemisi Aribisala, presenting both textual and visual interpretations for a bilingual audience, and all those interested in both language worlds.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 Plenty

    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 ensure order, security and growth.

  • Class Three Stories (Little Sage Beginning to Read)

    Age Range: 5 – 9 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.

  • The King of Katunga: A Moral Fable for Modern Times

    Age Range: 3 – 8 years 

    The King of Katunga is a moral fable for modern times; a fairy-tale story told by a grandmother through the eye of her grandson, Rufus.

    Rufus, with his childlike innocence, ‘picks’ a rose for his grandma Jocelyn without paying for it. Grandma Jocelyn, torn between love and the need to reprimand, invokes her inner grandma magic and draws Rufus into the magical land of Katunga. This is a tale of a kingdom… A king and his dilemma and the ultimate test… Who wins? What happens next?

    Does Rufus learn his lesson? In the end it is only the virtue of honesty that leads to victory.

    This book is a gift of love and passion, straight from the heart of Jenny for all the children and grandchildren of the world.

  • 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.

  • Animuonyam and The Queer Man

    Animuonyam is spending his long vacation with the Ackun-Woods in Accra. He takes notice of the queer behavior of Uncle Boakye who seems to be overly nice to all the children. Memuna, one of Animuonyam’s new friends, knows a secret Uncle Boakye is hiding but…

  • The Human Body – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Learn all about the human body in this fascinating non-fiction reader, full of fun facts and colourful illustrations.

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    The Human Body is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

  • Sam and the Robots – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Sam loves building things, especially robots. His robots are all very good at helping out, but when they start going wrong it’s clear that Sam needs to take his robots on holiday for a rest!

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    Sam and the Robots is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

  • Rainforests – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Half of all the animal and plant species on Earth live in tropical rainforests. Learn all about life in the trees, in the rivers and on the ground.

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    Pinocchio is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

  • Pinocchio – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Peter’s grandfather warns him about a wolf that lives in the dark forest. What happens when Peter goes to play in the meadow?

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    Pinocchio is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

  • Peter and the Wolf – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Peter’s grandfather warns him about a wolf that lives in the dark forest. What happens when Peter goes to play in the meadow?

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    Peter and the Wolf is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

  • Our Solar System – Hardcover (Read It Yourself with Ladybird, Level 4)

    Age Range: 7 – 8  years

    Learn all about our solar system in this fascinating non-fiction book, perfect for young readers ready to begin reading independently.

    Read It Yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird’s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.

    Each Read It Yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.

    Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

    Our Solar System is a Level 4 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who are ready to read longer stories with a wider vocabulary and are keen to read independently.

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