Clever Squirrel and Beautiful Gazelle are in love with each other and determined to get married. But Gazelle’s father wants a better husband for his daughter than the poor, never-do-well trickster. So he has decided to hold a contest and whoever can answer his riddle will have his daughter’s hand in marriage.
Now Squirrel has to face down challenges from rich Tortoise, vain Snake, handsome Zebra, talkative Parrot and the strong and mighty Rhinoceros. Will Squirrel manage to outsmart the competition?
A funny, engaging retelling of a beloved Hausa folktale from the author of Butterfly and Other Poems, My First Book of Rhymes and Animals in the Neighbourhood.
Author: Yusuf Adamu | Print ISBN: 978-9784894364 | Format: Picture Book | No of Pages: 32 | Publication Date: December 2013
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About Dr. Yusuf M. Adamu
Dr. Yusuf M. Adamu is an Associate Professor and Medical Geographer at the Department of Geography at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He writes in both Hausa and English.His Hausa works include Kwaryar Kira, a Hausa anthology of short stories he co-edited, as well as various plays. His English works include poetry collections and three children’s books: Butterfly and Other Poems, My First Book of Rhymes and Animals in the Neighbourhood.
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The newest title in the popular Princess Arabella series! Princess Arabella can’t wait to have a younger sibling to play with. But what would be most fun – a brother or a sister? Sisters seem great… until she meets Prince Mimoun’s sister. A brother then? Princess Ling’s brothers seem like too much trouble! What do Mum and Dad have in store for Princess Arabella?
Author: Mylo Freeman | Print ISBN: 978-1911115717 | Format: Picture Book | No. of Pages: 28 | Pub. Date: 19th March 2019
8 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her “the girl with the wheelchair”. Obioma misses playing football most of all, until one day a girl named Ayana asks her to race. Once they start playing football, everyone joins in and Obioma finds a new team to play with!
Hassan and Hassana are twins, and they’re practically identical. Even though one is a boy and the other a girl, ever since they were babies people have had trouble telling them apart. For their 8th birthday,Hassan gets a bike and Hassana gets drums. Hassan’s friends tell him that girls can’t ride bikes, leaving him with an important decision to make. Will he decide to share or will he let Hassana feel left out? A beautiful story about sharing, kindness and standing up for what is right.
Princess Arabella thinks her room is boring. So she decides she’s going to do something about that – all by herself.She mixes up some paints and in no time at all her room looks fabulous.
The latest book about the popular little Princess Arabella, with fun information about mixing colours.
Author: Mylo Freeman | Print ISBN: 978-1911115120 | Format: Picture Book | No. of Pages: 28 | Pub. Date: April 2016
Join Adanah and her friend Kolade as they go running around their village in this fun 123 adventure book!
This colourful picture book set in Nigeria captures the fun of playing outdoors, as Adanah and Kolade chase two bouncy tyres around their village, clambering over rocks and encountering spiders and more!
Written in a fun bouncing style, children will learn to count while having fun as they join Adanah and Kolade’s adventure.
It’s Princess Arabella’s birthday. She wants a very special present. But will she get what she wants?
A happy story about birthdays!
Author: Mylo Freeman | Print ISBN: 978-1911115137 | Format: Picture Book | No. of Pages: 28 | Pub. Date: April 2016
Birds of Our Land is a child’s guide to West African birds with the aim of introducing children to some of the many fascinating birds that they may not be familiar with. It explains the basic features of birds and key things to note in observing them and is accompanied by beautiful paintings by illustrator Robin Gowen of 25 birds representing the major species in the region.
Why not start your own country? The kingdom of Jason! The federal republic of Katie! Let HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN COUNTRY be your guide to starting a nation from scratch. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…
Step 1: Stake out your identity by creating a flag, writing a national anthem and putting your name on the map.
Step 2: Run the country by holding elections, forming a government and laying down the law.
Step 3: Meet the neighbors by joining international organizations and finding allies who will help you face the big issues of the world.
Just think: your own personal country! Even if it were only the size of a bathmat, it would be all yours! So grab a copy of HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN COUNTRY, and get ready to rule!
Author: Valerie Wyatt | Print ISBN: 978-9785078367 | No of Pages: 40 | Format: Paperback | Pub Date: October 2013
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