Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.
Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.
The Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Accra : Educational Press and Manufacturers
ISBN:
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first solve a series of riddles and symbols. He fails at the last test, but learns an important lesson.
Publisher: Accra : Educational Press and Manufacturers
ISBN:
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first solve a series of riddles and symbols. He fails at the last test, but learns an important lesson.
Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613811309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
NULL
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613811309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
NULL
Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781920004224
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781920004224
Category : Ashanti (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Iesypenko Andrii
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This book is the second illustrated edition created by Oksana Ignaschenko.
Publisher: Iesypenko Andrii
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This book is the second illustrated edition created by Oksana Ignaschenko.
Cat in Search of a Friend
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
ISBN: 9789988550189
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
torytelling tradition of the Ghanian people into the perfect blend of writtenword and beautiful illustration. Full color.
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
ISBN: 9789988550189
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
torytelling tradition of the Ghanian people into the perfect blend of writtenword and beautiful illustration. Full color.
The Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Adventures of Pongo and Uncle Talema
Author: George G. N. Kamau
Publisher: East African Educ Press
ISBN: 9789966469540
Category : Abenteuer
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
This reader is about a young man, Pongo, whose parents are captured by unknown people. He goes to search for them together with his uncle, Talema. This story tells about their troubles, their escapes and the rescue of many people.
Publisher: East African Educ Press
ISBN: 9789966469540
Category : Abenteuer
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
This reader is about a young man, Pongo, whose parents are captured by unknown people. He goes to search for them together with his uncle, Talema. This story tells about their troubles, their escapes and the rescue of many people.
Tawia Goes to Sea
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
ISBN: 9789988647056
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Tawia lives in a fishing village near Accra. He helps on the beach, but his uncle thinks he is too young to go to sea; so he secretly makes his own little canoe with twigmen in it. But there is only a big sea, he cannot go out in it. But all the fishermen are so impressed, that uncle takes him to sea. This happy story is beautifully illustrated and children learn about fishing and respect for the sea through the words and illustrations.
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
ISBN: 9789988647056
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Tawia lives in a fishing village near Accra. He helps on the beach, but his uncle thinks he is too young to go to sea; so he secretly makes his own little canoe with twigmen in it. But there is only a big sea, he cannot go out in it. But all the fishermen are so impressed, that uncle takes him to sea. This happy story is beautifully illustrated and children learn about fishing and respect for the sea through the words and illustrations.
The Black Hand Gang
Author: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9789966460165
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A group of neighborhood children, known as the Black Hand Gang, have caught a thief and a smuggler, helped a street child return to school, and are now on the verge of trouble as they trail a mystery man.
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9789966460165
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A group of neighborhood children, known as the Black Hand Gang, have caught a thief and a smuggler, helped a street child return to school, and are now on the verge of trouble as they trail a mystery man.