Ghana
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Asare, Meshack (text/illus.)
Nana's son
Legon, Accra : Sub-Saharan Publ., 2000. – 47pp
ISBN 9988-550-19-7
Creation - Body parts
Set in Africa, this story of creation has a different twist. Nana creates the various
parts of the human being – the head to hear, smell, think and talk, hands, legs and
stomach. Each part is sent to fend for itself in different landscapes – the plains,
the fields, and the sea. One day, Nana sends a parrot to bring news of the parts. When he
learns that the head shouted insults, the hands turned to fists and the legs kicked his
messenger, he resolves to join the parts and makes them into a »Person«.
The award-winning artist's watercolour illustrations amplify the mythical quality evoked
by the formulaic, rhythmical text. (5+) <> ¤
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Dadson, Fredericka / Donkoh, Wilhelmina (text)
DeGraft-Johnson, Ato (illus.)
The just king : the story of Osei Tutu Kwane Asibe Bonsu
Accra : Woeli, 2000. – 32pp
ISBN 9964-978-67-7
Ghana - Asante Kingdom - Osei-Tut Kwamina
In this little booklet, 12-year-old Kwaku listens to his grandfather as he tells him the
story of Osei Tut Kwamina, leader of the Asante kingdom – now part of Ghana, 200
years ago. A mystery starts when the royal graves are looted. The king pursues the
wrong-doers, things escalate, finally involving the Asantes in war with the Fantes and the
British. This true story vividly told and illustrated brings the events alive,
transporting the reader into a world of intrigue, suspense and retributive justice while
addressing important ethical issues. (8+) <>