Find Request It
Cover Image

A is for Africa

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.

Saved in:
Main Author: Onyefulu, Ifeoma
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 1997.
Subjects:
Africa > Juvenile nonfiction.
English language > Alphabet > Juvenile nonfiction.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary: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.
Item Description:"Originally published in Great Britain by Frances Lincoln Limited, 1993"--P. facing t.p.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
ISBN:0140562222 (pbk.) :
9780140562224 (pbk.)
Author Notes: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.

Similar Items