Download or read book Rafu written by Joni Oeltjenbruns and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rafu an African Journey written by Joni Oeltjenbruns and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Leadership story Rafu lowly porcupine leaves the comfort and safety of his kapok tree to find meaning in his life. Along his journey, he meets Sulcata Turtle, Lion, Monkey and Vulture. Each guide him to the realization he possesses the characteristics for a meaningful life. Based on Ashanti Parable "If you don't know where you've come from, you won't know where you're going." The Ashanti Culture from Ghana, Africa, has long been a source of folklore handed down from generation to generation. We are familiar with their stories of Anansi, the Spider and Brer Rabbit. Each character and symbol reflect a deeper meaning. Sulcata Turtle-Wisdom Lion-Mercy Vulture-Spirit of Creator Dung Beetle-Adapting (Find a dung beetle on each page!) Kapok Tree-Life The Adinkra Cloth The Adinkra cloth is a ceremonial cloth used to drape the deceased. Each symbol stamped on the colorful cloth reflects a characteristic of the deceased. In the book, symbols are printed on each page to help the reader reveal clues to the main characters feelings. Reader Guide Included is a guide to the Adinkra cloth symbols, the significance of the animals, Ashanti words used and more. Joni Oeltjenbruns is an award winning author and illustrator, with the honor of the Children's Choice Award.
Download or read book RAFU written by Verena Prym and published by meoverlag. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rafu" is the current winner of the Silvermedal in the Purple Dragon Fly Book award 2020 in the category Picture Books 6 & Older and received Honorable Mention in the category Best Illustrations. A long time ago, under the deep orange African sky, giraffes and crocodiles lived peacefully together. Rafu and his giraffe friends can only dream about those harmonious times as the greedy crocodile Gutsor spreads fear and terror. Close to losing all hope of ever living peacefully again, an unexpected encounter changes everything... "Rafu" is set in the bushland of Africa, the sunny continent of wild animals and the cradle of humankind. Thousands of years ago the first bushmen captured their stories in cave drawings, some of which can still be admired today in museums and nature. The story about Rafu, the extraordinary giraffe, is based upon these magical drawings. Rafu manages to reveal an important secret about one of them and thus becomes an ambassador for peace. The book is recommended for children from the age of six. "Rafu" connects an old African legend with a modern story about friendship, belief in higher powers and the deep wish for a peaceful life. The book tells the story of an extraordinary giraffe, who, thanks to his friendship with a little crocodile, reveals an important secret about a cave and thus paves the way for the long-desired peace between crocodiles and giraffes.
Download or read book My African Journey written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cathedral of the Wild written by Boyd Varty and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Random House, 2014.
Download or read book The Boy from Boadua written by Patrick Asare and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a difficult childhood in Ghana, Patrick Asare found his way to an elite secondary school, a university in the Soviet Union, and top engineering schools in the US. His story offers inspiration to anyone facing astronomical odds.
Download or read book The Pan African Love Story of Arnold and Mignon Ford written by David Comissiong and published by David Comissiong. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Rabbi Arnold J. Ford and his wife Mignon Inniss Ford.
Download or read book A Daughter of Pangea written by Miriam Dube and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book True Story of Baroumbayes Journey from Africa to United States written by Noubaissem Baroumbaye and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Noubaissem Baroumbaye pens a fantastic tale of God's divine grace and plans through his personal life. In "True Story of Baroumbayes Journey from Africa to United States," the fifty- seven-year-old writer describes his life in Chad before he heads to the United States. Raised by loving parents, as a man, many of his lessons were from his father, who encouraged him to be hardworking in his studies. Since then, Mr. Baroumbaye has made it a point to showcase his hard work However, aside from the author's dedication to studies, his unwavering faith in God proves to be just as admirable as his writing prowess. From describing his life in his home country to his relationship with God-the author shows that keeping your word with God is essential to becoming a humble disciple. The book was inspiring, enlightening, and all-around incredible. Additionally, it was a treat to read about the author's life. From learning about his culture to his thoughts and feelings, his story has many layers. Despite the book being a brief read, you can't help but feel the incredible depth of his tale as he writes about his life. Each word is incredibly heartfelt, and you can't stop once you start. My favorite part of the book was how he met with his then-fiancée during his leave of absence. Whether it was fate or by God's will, it was inspiring to see how much they have built their life together since then. This book is no less than a shining example of what it means to write your life as honestly as possible and create a legacy. While hard work is necessary, having a purpose and serving God's will should also matter. To read about his journey to the States, consider reading this book and adding it to your collection. The Moving Words Review, themovingwords.com
Download or read book Lightning Bird written by Lyall Watson and published by Dutton Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Invisible Bridge written by Francis Mading Deng and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Deng was in his second year in 1959-60, one of only four or five Southern law students. He was one of the favoured sons of Deng Majok, the well-known Paramount Chief of the Ngok Dinka, the only Nilotic people to live in Northern Sudan. Francis was quite short for a Dinka, only about six-foot, but he was recognizably Nilotic and, without putting on airs, had a dignified aristocratic bearing. He spoke very good English and Arabic and, in some respects, became a leader of the whole class, not just the few Southerners, for instance, leading an expedition to Germany during a long vacation. Oliver Farran and I encouraged him to gather information about Dinka custom and this turned out to be the beginning of his life-long involvement with writing about Dinka culture. In 1965 in New Haven, I helped to record his memories of his childhood and education from his father's compound, through village, primary, and secondary school, to universities in Khartoum, London and Yale. This became an intimate memoir, the publication of which awaits his retirement from public life. Francis later followed a very distinguished academic, political and diplomatic career as well as publishing about forty books. After sixty years, we are still close friends. Prof William Twining.
Download or read book My African Dream written by Ugo Okpara and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an account of a man's journey through thick and thin of life. The book delves into the author's life as a youngster compounded by myriad skirmishes in a crisis-afflicted part of his country; Skirmishes which he and his family barely escaped from. This book details his trials as a youth struggling to find his way in an environment that demanded too much from each one. In a country where there are no opportunities, destiny beckoned on him, he finds fate, and was opportune to come to the United States of America where he eventually fulfilled the American dream.
Download or read book When the Brook Runs Dry written by Alice Chidzero and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the former British colony of Rhodesia, Alice Chidzero has served as an educator, Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and missionary in several African countries, as well as in the US. Alice graduated with a teaching certificate from a college in Zimbabwe and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Bible here in the USA. In the face of overwhelming losses, she found God to be sufficient for every need and this book chronicles her story. Alice is the mother of two adult children and three grandchildren and currently lives in Providence, RI.
Download or read book Visiting Africa A Memoir written by Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting Africa: A Memoir is a personal journey as well as a physical one: it is about my ongoing and evolving attempt to approach Africa and its cultures with humility and modesty and about my struggles as a privileged white man to ethically encounter and live in a world marked by injustice and racialized inequality. It takes up the present challenge of resurrecting stories that challenge dominant narratives. It is an investigation of privilege and how the privileged must overcome their own defensiveness and feelings of guilt if they are to stand in solidarity with those people they meet and write about. Finally, this book is an investigation into the possibilities of empathy.
Download or read book Into Africa written by Yvonne Blackwood and published by Abbeyfield Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under the African Sky written by Rebecca Redford and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the African Sky provides you with the history of a family following their dream against the backdrop of a stunning and often surprising continent, which is Africa. Their travels take you on a breathtaking journey of peril, hardship, and love into the heart of Africa.
Download or read book Rat Roads written by Jacques Pauw and published by Random House Struik. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extraordinary book, celebrated journalist Jacques Pauw gives a human face to some of the most tumultuous events in recent African history. Rat Roads chronicles the remarkable journey of Kennedy Gihana, a young Tutsi man who survived the genocide in Rwanda, committed horrifying atrocities in Africa's bloodiest civil war and walked thousands of kilometers to South Africa. Once in South Africa he slept in parks, lived as a street child and worked as a low-paid security guard until he had saved enough money to enroll for a law degree. In 2011 he took the podium at the University of Pretoria to receive a master's degree in law. Rat Roads combines many strands of what life in Africa, and South Africa, is like for a large proportion of people. Besides being the chronicle of one man's unforgettable journey, it addresses topical issues such as civil conflict, xenophobia and the plight of refugees, and will open people's eyes to the reality of life on the streets. It is a story of horror and adversity, and of triumph and hope. A searingly honest, brutal story of endurance and tenacity, but with an ultimate message of hope, it takes the reader on a journey through the most turbulent times in recent African history.
