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Fairy Tales (19)
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Ananse stories (33)
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Gizo-Gizo: A Tale from the Zongo Lagoon (Hardcover)
Age Range: 5 – 12 years
Gizo-Gizo! was awarded Best Book for young people in the 25th Children’s Africana Book Awards.
In Hausa culture, you always begin telling a story in the same way: The storyteller says, “Ga ta nan ga ta nanku!” “I am about to begin!” And the children respond, “Tazo Mujita!” “We are all ears!”
Using story as the primary learning, teaching and engagement tool, the Zongo Story Project strives to elevate proficiencies in oral, written, and visual forms of literacy; promote the knowledge building of local history, local culture and local contemporary concerns; and lay the crucial foundation for the acquisition of vital twenty-first century critical thinking skills. The conceptual framework for this project originated out of a larger, community-based initiative called the Zongo Water Project, whose mission is to use water as a way to improve the quality of life for the Zongo.
Working closely with local teachers, Emily Williamson carried out a series of educational workshops at the Hassaniyya Quranic School in the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014 to teach students about local water and environmental concerns. Employing the story as the foundational element, Emily engaged students in dialogue, shared readings, performances, writing exercises, and visual art, culminating in community drama performances and original folktales.
The illustrations and text of this book grew directly out of the work produced in these workshops.
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Gizo-Gizo: Tatsuniya daga Tafkin Zongo (Hausa, Hardcover)
Age Range: 5 – 12 years
Hausa language edition
Gizo-Gizo! was awarded Best Book for young people in the 25th Children’s Africana Book Awards.
In Hausa culture, you always begin telling a story in the same way: The storyteller says, “Ga ta nan ga ta nanku!” “I am about to begin!” And the children respond, “Tazo Mujita!” “We are all ears!”
Using story as the primary learning, teaching and engagement tool, the Zongo Story Project strives to elevate proficiencies in oral, written, and visual forms of literacy; promote the knowledge building of local history, local culture and local contemporary concerns; and lay the crucial foundation for the acquisition of vital twenty-first century critical thinking skills. The conceptual framework for this project originated out of a larger, community-based initiative called the Zongo Water Project, whose mission is to use water as a way to improve the quality of life for the Zongo.
Working closely with local teachers, Emily Williamson carried out a series of educational workshops at the Hassaniyya Quranic School in the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014 to teach students about local water and environmental concerns. Employing the story as the foundational element, Emily engaged students in dialogue, shared readings, performances, writing exercises, and visual art, culminating in community drama performances and original folktales.
The illustrations and text of this book grew directly out of the work produced in these workshops.
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E-book: All Stories Become Ananse Stories – A Folktale from Ghana
Ananse, the trickster, has a problem…
He is very very clever. In fact, he’s the best trickster of all. But, not enough people know this. Now that, is a problem.
The solution is clear to him—he must own all the stories in the world! But how?
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Kwaku Ananse and Abebe the Grasshopper
Age Range: 3 – 7 years
Who is craftier, Kwaku Ananse or Abebe the grasshopper? Find out in this delightful Ghanaian story.
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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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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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The Calabash and the Box
Age Range: 6 – 9 years
Mama Kaday’s favourite calabash floats off when Lamina goes to the stream to wash the dirty dishes. When Lamina finds the calabash, there is a black metal box in it. How did the box get into the calabash and what is in the box?
₵15.00The Calabash and the Box
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Why the Dog Has A Hollow Stomach
Suitable for children between 6 and 9 years (Classes 2 to 4)
Ananse thinks he is the wisest of all. When there is no food in the land, he is able to find food for his family. But he keeps the source of the food secret. Why?
What happens when his children discover the secret?
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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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Sister Nommo the Saviour
Age Range: 6 – 8 years
Paa Nao wanted his wife to give him a baby boy who would become a lawyer, doctor or an engineer. Nommo was the first child, though Maa Kuu later had boys. Paa Nao educated the boys but not Nommo his daughter, insisting that a girl’s place is in the kitchen. When disaster struck and Maa Kuu’s life was at stake, it was Nommo who, through her cleverness, saves her mother from death at the hands of a strange little man, after her professionally trained brothers have failed.₵18.00Sister Nommo the Saviour
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Abrefi’s Red Letter Day: A True Story Based on Adolescent Reproductive Health
Age Range: 9 – 17 years
Sex education, particularly, guidance in a girl’s first menstrual experience, has been presented in an interesting, friendly and easy to understand manner. It is good for girls, parents, counsellors and educationists all over the world.
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The Golden Forest
Suitable for upper primary pupils and children between 9 and 11 years
River Dansu takes away Kwabena’s lime and gives him a fish instead. Kwabena loses one thing after another until he finds gold, becomes very rich and finds a cure for his disease.
₵20.00The Golden Forest
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Blema Ko Ɔ (Dangme)
Blema Ko Ɔ is the Dangme phrase for ‘long ago’ or ‘in the old days’.
Blema Ko Ɔ has thirteen folktales and stories with one page of ‘Ajo loo-oo’, or riddles.
The folktales and stories are very educative and suitable for relaxation.
Each story talks to you through a language of the sages at the end.
₵20.00Blema Ko Ɔ (Dangme)
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Grandpa, Who Is Kakai?
Age Range: 6 – 9 years
Who is Kakai? He comes in the night if children are naughty. No one ever sees him.
This is a simple story which children will find fun to read. The language of the story presents the young reader with a variety of descriptive words and examples of the present, past and future tenses used in everyday conversation.
₵20.00Grandpa, Who Is Kakai?
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Anansesɛm Yɛ Asisie: Book 3 (Asante Twi)
This book is a collection of folktales with illustrations
₵24.00