Download or read book An African Christmas written by Ifeoma Onyefulu and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Christmas time, and Afam has decided to create and dance his own masquerade, just like the big celebratory Mmo (masquerades) which he sees performing at festivals. Each time he starts collecting things to make his costume, family preparations for Christmas - haircuts, visiting the tailor, a church service, a trip to their village - get in the way. But in the end, Afam performs the most beautiful masquerade ever!
Download or read book A Stork in a Baobab Tree written by Catherine House and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Bks. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.
Download or read book A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories written by Bettye Collier-Thomas and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Esquire “Best Christmas Book to Read During the Holidays” A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century to the modern civil rights movement. Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this landmark collection features writings from well-known black writers, activists, and visionaries such as Pauline Hopkins, Langston Hughes, and John Henrik Clarke along with literary gems from rediscovered writers. Originally published in African American newspapers, periodicals, and journals between 1880 and 1953, these enchanting Christmas tales are part of the black literary tradition that flourished after the Civil War. Edited and assembled by esteemed historian Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, the short stories and poems in this collection reflect the Christmas experiences of everyday African Americans and explore familial and romantic love, faith, and more serious topics such as racism, violence, poverty, and racial identity. Featuring the best stories and poems from previous editions along with new material including “The Sermon in the Cradle” by W. E. B. Du Bois, A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories celebrates a rich storytelling tradition and will be cherished by readers for years to come.
Download or read book An African Christmas Cloth written by Reviva Schermbrucker and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Aunty Apples and her dog, Manny, as they putter through the South African countryside in this Christmas adventure. They camp under the stars, swim in secluded rock pools, talk to the local residents in the little towns and villages they pass, and witness the spectacular sunsets. On Christmas Day they return with a surprise for their family in the city.
Download or read book The Day Santa Got Sick written by Deanne Samuels and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if Santa couldn't drive his sleigh on Christmas Eve? The Day Santa Got Sick tells the story of what happens when a little girl elf and Mrs. Claus come up with a solution to deliver toys for Christmas after Santa gets sick. This multicultural Christmas story will bring joy to all your little ones who look for Santa during the holiday season.
Download or read book Christmas Gif written by Charlemae Hill Rollins and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1993 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Christmas poems, songs, and stories relating to African Americans. Includes holiday recipes.
Download or read book Kwanzaa written by Keith A. Mayes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1, while celebrating Kwanzaa people eat delicious foods, wear special clothes, sing, dance, and celebrate their ancestors.
Download or read book Christmas in Lagos written by Sharon Abimbola Salu and published by Sharon Abimbola Salu. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful and charming story celebrating Christmas in Lagos, a modern West African city. This picture book explores the sights and sounds of Lagos at Christmas through the eyes and words of a little Nigerian girl writing a Christmas journal. A cold, dry wind blew in from the Sahara desert and into Ranti's room It is ten days to Christmas, and also the last day of school. Ranti, a six year old girl who lives in the West African city of Lagos, Nigeria, sits in class and listens to her classmates describe all the exciting, far-away places they will visit during the Christmas holidays. Many of them will travel abroad for Christmas with their families. Ranti feels left out, and believes that her Christmas will be the most boring Christmas ever because she will be spending it in the city where she lives: Lagos. Because there is no snow in Lagos, she won't go ice skating or build a frosty snowman. However, with the encouragement of her class teacher, Miss Ani, Ranti starts a Christmas journal where she details all the amazing things that take place in the city of Lagos during Christmas. Although there is no snow in Lagos, and no tower to visit, Ranti develops a newfound appreciation for Lagos, and discovers all the exciting reasons that make Christmas in Lagos so special. Children will learn that you don't need to travel to exotic places to enjoy Christmas in your own town, city or village. Children will also learn the value of keeping a daily journal or diary. This picture book is a celebration of all the wonderful things that make Christmas special in Lagos. Readers of all ages will love following Ranti's journey through her Christmas diary, as she takes us through Lagos at Christmastime. It is also a celebration of all the things that make a Nigerian Christmas truly special, including Christmas concerts and Christmas carols in Nigerian languages. Perfect for read-alouds and storytime. Recommended for 4 - 8 year old children, preschoolers, kindergaten kids, toddlers and readers of all ages.
Download or read book Amazing Peace written by Maya Angelou and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
Download or read book The Black Count written by Tom Reiss and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.
Download or read book Tea Scones and Malaria written by Katlynn Brooke and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tea, Scones, and Malaria is the phenomenal true account of one girl's extraordinary upbringing in the rough and feral bushveld of 1950s and 60s Rhodesia. Moving from one makeshift camp to the next, the family follows Dad, a bridge builder for the government, deep into the heart of elephant and cheetah country."We ran barefoot in the bush, and swam in crocodile-infested rivers. We shared our camps with snakes, scorpions, and jerrymunglums. There was no electricity, no hospitals, and no schools in the bush. How I survived it all, I will never know."Hilarious, touching, raw, and deeply honest, this memoir records the journey from child to teenager to woman against the backdrop of a vanishing world, as Rhodesia begins its long and tumultuous transition into the independent country of Zimbabwe.
Download or read book Twas the Night B fore Christmas written by Melodye Rosales and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a turn-of-the-century black family's encounter with St. Nick as he delivers his presents before flying off into the night.
Download or read book Kevin s Kwanzaa written by Lisa Bullard and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin is excited for his turn to light the candles on the last night of Kwanzaa. As he narrates through the week of Kwanzaa, readers learn about the origins, purpose, and rituals of this holiday.
Download or read book Hold Christmas in Your Heart written by Cheryl Willis Hudson and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the selections are by African-American authors (Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton) and all of the illustrations are by African-American artists.
Download or read book The Girl Who Saved Christmas written by Matt Haig and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC? It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper's workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to happen, Father Christmas knows he must find her. With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen and a man called Charles Dickens, the search for Amelia - and the secret of Christmas - begins . . .
Download or read book An African Family Archive written by Adam Jones and published by Fontes Historiae Africanae. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rare and detailed account of what it meant to individual Africans to be turned almost overnight into colonial subjects in the nineteenth-century. The Lawson family of Aneho, a small town on the coast of Togo, possesses a letterbook of 718 documents in English, and this is the first attempt to publish such a source in its entirety. The correspondence dates mainly from the periods 1841-77 (relating to the transition from the Atlantic slave trade to 'legitimate trade', mainly in palm oil) and 1883-85 (a period dominated by the efforts of King G. A. Lawson III to prevent Aneho and its surroundings from becoming part of a French or German colony). The volume also contains documents from the early twentieth-century, including some illuminating pieces of local historiography. The documents are framed by a comprehensive editorial apparatus.
Download or read book Towards an African Narrative Theology written by Joseph G. Healey and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
