Product Description

From Beads to Drums to Masquerades, from Grandmother to Yams, this photographic alphabet captures the rhythms of day-to-day village life in Africa. Ifeoma Onyefulu's lens reveals not only traditional crafts and customs, but also the African sense of occasion and fun, in images that will delight children the world over.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13320 in Books
• Published on: 1996-03-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
This compelling book will inspire and delight children who live the world over. --Junior Education

This is one of the many books (Ifeoma) has written about the continent in which she grew up, accompanied by her own beautiful photographs... The photographs, together with her simple explanations, ensure that there is plenty to talk about. --The Ultimate First Book Guide

Stunningly illustrated with photographs and give children an insight into life in other countries. --Early Years Educator

Back Jacket
From Beads to Drums to Masquerades, from Grandmother to Yams, this photographic alphabet captures the rhythms of day-to-day village life in Africa. Ifeoma Onyefulu's lens reveals not only traditional crafts and customs, but also the African sense of occasion and fun in images that will delight children the world over.

"An alphabetic journey through exquisite photographs ... delightful and highly original" --Junior Education

Suitable for National Curriculum Geography, key stages 1 and 2; English--reading, key stages 1 and 2, Scottish Guideline s Environmental Studies--Levels B and C; English Language, Reading, Levels B and C

About the Author
Ifeoma Onyefulu was brought up in a traditional village in Eastern Nigeria. After completing a business management course, she trained as a photographer, contributing to a number of magazines. Ifeoma's highly acclaimed children's books are renowned for countering negative images of Africa by celebrating its traditional village life. Her work has been admired at many exhibitions. A is for Africa, her first book, was chosen as one of Child Education's Best Information Books and Junior Education's Best Books. She has twice won the Children's Africana Book Award: Best Book for Young Children in the USA for Here Comes Our Bride! in 2005 and for Ikenna Goes to Nigeria in 2008. Ifeoma lives in London.

Customer Reviews

worth reading
A Is for Africa (World Alphabet)
My children love this book, it gives a good insight into Africa and the pictures are great. Its a good book for getting kids to ask a lot of questions. For me it reminds me about a lot I have forgotten.

ideal for younger children's first look at Africa
My daughter loved this book. It has lovely colourful pictures. The whole alphabet is brought to the child and is represented by a piece of African life. Ideal for young children's first look at another country.