ICCAL » Nigeria http://wowlit.org/catalog Browse our collection of literature Tue, 22 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 en hourly 1 A Is for Africa http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525651475/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525651475/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:56:13 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525651475/ The author, a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, presents text and her own photographs of twenty-six things, from A to Z, representative of all African peoples.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525651475/feed/ 0 How the Leopard Got His Claws http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780763648053/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780763648053/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:55:23 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780763648053/ In the beginning, all the animals lived as friends.  The leopard, their king was strong but gentle and wise.  Only the dog had sharp teeth, and only the dog scoffed at the animals plan to build a common shelter for gathering out of the rain.  but when the dog was flooded out of his own cave, he attacked the leopard and took over as king.  It was only then that the leopard returned with a new roar, sharp claws, and shining teeth, life for the animals would never be the same.

In this riveting fable for young readers, Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, evokes themes of liberation and justice that echo his novels about post-colonial Africa.  Glowing with vibrant color, Mary GrandPre’s expressive and action-filled paintings bring this unforgettable tale dramatically to life.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780763648053/feed/ 0 Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780688137830/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780688137830/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:52:02 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780688137830/ A boastful strong man learns a lesson harder than his muscles when he encounters one of Nigeria’s superheroes in this Hausa tale which explains the origin of thunder.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780688137830/feed/ 0 Anna Hibiscus’ Song http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670401/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670401/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:52:02 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670401/ Anna Hibicus is so filled with happiness that she feels like she might float away. And the more she talks to her mother and father and grandfather and grandmother and aunties and cousins about it, the more her happiness grows! There’s only one thing to do. Sing!

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670401/feed/ 0 Emeka’s Gift http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525652052/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525652052/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:47:14 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525652052/ This is a concept book to teach and delight. As a young African boy travels to visit his grandmother, he passes through the village market, where he sees lots of things Granny would like — four brooms, five hats, six necklaces, seven musical instruments, and so on. Stunning photographs taken in Emeka’s southern Nigerian village illustrate this heartwarming story.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780525652052/feed/ 0 Chinye: A West African Folk Tale http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780670851157/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780670851157/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:47:14 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780670851157/ Poor Chinye! Back and forth through the dark forest she goes, fetching and carrying for her cruel stepmother and lazy stepsister. Terror lurks behind every tree, and ghostly figures cross her path–but strange powers are watching over her, and waiting somewhere in the moonlight is a hut piled high with magic gourds.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780670851157/feed/ 0 Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780316308526/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780316308526/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:00:35 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780316308526/ The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780316308526/feed/ 0 Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670074/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670074/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:15:26 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670074/ Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She cant wait to fly across the world and visit her Granny in Canada. But can she find warm clothes for the cold weather? And will her family even miss her?

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9781610670074/feed/ 0 Amadi’s Snowman http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780884482987/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780884482987/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:32:13 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780884482987/ As a young Igbo man, Amadi does not understand why his mother insists he learn to read, since he already knows his numbers and will be a businessman one day, but an older boy teaches him the value of learning about the world through books.

]]> http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780884482987/feed/ 0 Ancient African Town (Picture A Country) http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780531153604/ http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780531153604/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:01:16 +0000 Book Importer http://wowlit.org/catalog/9780531153604/ The study of cultures of the past. A tour of Benin City, a West African town and capital of the Edo Empire, located in present-day Nigeria.

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