Download or read book Soso Parebul written by Daphne Barlatt Pratt and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proverbs talk about what a group of people living together as a nation or tribe, think about life. Krio proverbs talk about what the people see happening around them, and about behavioural patterns. Some try to give rules to govern human behaviour, and others state the repercussions of deviating from the behavioural norms of the group. In days gone by, our proverbs were much used by our ancestors in everyday life, to teach children, and help kinsmen, to conform to the norms of the group. That, however, is dying out, and the present generation, especially the many who have emigrated, are forgetting this part of our culture and language. Daphne Pratt has been collecting Krio proverbs for well over thirty years, and has now written them down so that our children and future generations will not lose this rich part of our heritage.
Download or read book African Language Review written by D. Dalby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sierra Leone Language Review is the African Language Journal of Fourah Bay College, the University College of Sierra Leone. The Journal is devoted to the detailed study of languages in Sierra Leone and neighbouring areas of West Africa, and also to the more general study and discussion of African languages and language-problems.
Download or read book Krio Salad written by Daphne Barlatt Pratt and published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series. This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daphne Pratt presents a medley of Krio folktales, original poems, proverbs and other features of the language, as well as a teaching manual on how to read and write Sierra Leone Krio. From the last quarter of the 18th century, for about 150 years, Krio was mostly only a spoken language, and when attempts were made at writing it, there was no standardised orthography, so writers wrote it differently, each one making up his or her own method. However, since 1984, there has been a standardised Krio orthography recognised and recommended by Sierra Leone's Ministry of Education. A Krio-English dictionary compiled by Clifford N. Fyle and Eldred D. Jones was published by the Oxford University Press in 1980. The new testament of the Bible had been published in the 1980's, and the complete Bible in Krio was published in 2013. Krio has been taught in all government secondary schools since 1996 when the Lekon secondary text books in Krio were published. The Krio dictionary, the Krio text books used in schools, and the Krio Bible are all written in the standardised Krio approved by the Ministry of Education. A guide to reading and writing Krio is included in this publication for those who already understand and speak Krio fairly well, but are not confident in reading or writing the standardised Krio. It is hoped that all who wish to write Krio, will learn and strive to use the approved standardised Krio, to maintain the uniformity which prevails in written languages.
Download or read book Barebum Billy written by Nicholas Snelling and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BAREBUM BILLY is about a little boy who loves to strip off and run around nude in the most inappropriate of places - his snooty neighbours' manicured lawn, the supermarket, an art museum, the zoo, a golfing green, and even his local church! Billy's neurotic toy robot is horrified. His poor parents are embarrassed. Meanwhile, all sorts of conservative folk are fuming mad. But one day Billy meets someone special who helps turn his skill for streaking stark naked into a wonderful career.Written (and directed) by Nicholas Snelling and illustrated by Glen Le Lievre, BAREBUM BILLY is a wild, satirical romp that brings to mind the likes of Roald Dahl, Julia Donaldson and Dr Suess, but with a few extra shots of red cordial. BAREBUM BILLY has everything a future classic kids' book should have - the catchy, rhyming verses; hilarious illustrations; a feel-good closing message; and a happily ever after. It's also 'snort-drink-out-your-nostrils' funny and absolutely irreverent. It really is one of those rare books that every adult will love to read to young kids, as much as every kid loves to have it read to them.
Download or read book The Freetown Bond written by Eldred D. Jones and published by James Currey Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost-written by his wife Marjorie Jones.--Front flap
Download or read book Adama Loves Akara written by Vickie Remoe and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Adama and Adamu a Sierra Leonean daughter and father duo who enjoy playing, learning games, and eating their favorite snack.Adama loves Akara is part of an early reader series that celebrates African culture while helping children ages 3-5 learn short letter vowel sounds.Practice short vowel sound "a" with Adama loves Akara.
Download or read book The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically P Z Supplement and bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 2238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Micrographic reproduction of the 13 volume Oxford English dictionary published in 1933.
Download or read book Pa Demba s Heir written by Marilyn Awoonor-Renner and published by Evans Brothers. This book was released on 1971 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Raised By A Village written by Imodale Caulker-Burnett and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imodale Caulker-Burnett was born in Sierra Leone and has lived most of her adult life in the United States of America. She is a retired Family Nurse Practitioner, Substance Abuse Consultant and Healing Touch Practitioner, and lives with her husband of 54 years, Clive, in Midlothian Virginia. The Burnett's belong to St. Matthias Episcopal church who support her Mambo Project, and she sings with the Jubilation Senior Community Choir. Her first book entitled "The Caulkers of Sierra Leone - The story of a ruling family and their times" was published by Xlibris in 2020. A synopsis of Hope Starting in 1968, Imodale made biennial home visits to maintain family contacts. These changed to annual trips on her retirement in 2004 and soon after, she established The Lesana Community Development Services, to assist the people of Mambo Township, her father's birthplace in Kagboro chiefdom, Moyamba district. The goal being to effect redevelopment that would bring the township into the 21st Century. With the assistance of Cousin Isa Forna, God's Grace and the blessings of the ancestors, this work has continued for 17 years. The Organization also supports all students of the Caulker Memorial UMC Primary School in Mambo, who pass the National Primary School Examination to secondary school; Imodale now sponsors a student at the Methodist Girls' High School, Freetown.
Download or read book The Children of Sierra Leone written by Arama Christiana and published by Books for Young Learners. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Devil that Danced on the Water written by Aminatta Forna and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2003 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aminatta Forna's intensely personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an idyllic childhood that became the stuff of nightmare. As a child she witnessed the upheavals of post-colonial Africa, danger, flight, the bitterness of exile in Britain, and the terrible consequences of her dissident father's stand against tyranny." -- cover
Download or read book 20 Icons of Sierra Leone written by Adrian Q Labor and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our primary goal for the Sierra Leone Icon series is to increase awareness about people who helped shape the history of Sierra Leone and around the world. We have done our best to balance facts, the emotions and the illustrations to deliver a book that will inspire a wide range of young adults about Sierra Leone.
Download or read book The Palm Oil Stain written by Nadia Maddy and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palm Oil Stain is a brutal tale of a woman's journey of love and survival. Set against the backdrop of the Rebel War in Sierra Leone, Shalimar escapes an attack on her village assisted by a South African mercenary the locals call Chameleon. Displaced in Freetown, Shalimar devises a plan to return home to locate her family while forging an unlikely relationship with Chameleon whose alcoholic abuse has left him bereft of any emotion. Shalimar soon learns her predicament was brought about by the betrayal of those close to her. Shalimar's decision to risk the wrath of the Rebels in the abandoned villages in order to find her family changes the course of her and Chameleon's life forever. The Palm Oil Stain is a deeply moving love story that relays the harsh reality of war, betrayal and redemption.
Download or read book The Bite of the Mango written by Mariatu Kamara and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2008-09-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children themselves, attacked and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands. Stumbling through the countryside, Mariatu miraculously survived. The sweet taste of a mango, her first food after the attack, reaffirmed her desire to live, but the challenge of clutching the fruit in her bloodied arms reinforced the grim new reality that stood before her. With no parents or living adult to support her and living in a refugee camp, she turned to begging in the streets of Freetown. As told to her by Mariatu, journalist Susan McClelland has written the heartbreaking true story of the brutal attack, its aftermath and Mariatu’s eventual arrival in Toronto where she began to pull together the pieces of her broken life with courage, astonishing resilience and hope.
Download or read book Adamalui written by Joseph Kaifala and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a survivor of the devastating civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Joseph Kaifala recounts the harrowing details of an early life punctuated by unimaginable violence and his journey to survival that eventually led him to the United States. Told with humility and grace, Adamalui is the true story of one man's unshakable faith, thirst for knowledge, and indomitable will. Kaifala's experiences as a child prisoner and refugee are told through a series of flashbacks as he endeavors to attain a visa to attend college in America. His memories of the death and destruction that he and his family witnessed while attempting to avoid the violence rampant in impoverished West Africa are written with amazing clarity by a man on a mission to chart a way forward for himself and the others who would follow in his steps.
Download or read book Rising Heart One Woman s Astonishing Journey from Unimaginable Trauma to Becoming a Power for Good written by Aminata Conteh-Biger and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The best and the worst of our shared humanity...breathtaking and heartbreaking.' The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO One woman's astonishing journey from unimaginable trauma to becoming a power for good. In 1999, Sierra Leone was in the midst of a brutal civil war where mindless violence, vicious amputation and the rape of young enslaved women were the everyday weapons of bloody conflict. It was also where rebel soldiers snatched the young Aminata Conteh-Biger from her father's arms, then held her captive for months. After she was released, the UNHCR recognised that her captors still posed a serious threat to her safety. So, still in her teens, she was put on a plane and flown to Australia to start afresh as a refugee in a land she knew nothing about. It is here that she has proudly built a life, while never allowing her trauma to define her. Yet it was a near-death experience she suffered during the birth of her child that turned her attention to the women of Sierra Leone - where they are 200 times more likely to die while having a baby than in Australia. So she set up the Aminata Maternal Foundation, then returned to the land of her birth to help. This is her story. PRAISE FOR RISING HEART 'Aminata knocked me out at our first meeting in Sydney some years ago...courage shining through as she spoke of some of her experiences in Sierra Leone. Her story, Rising Heart, will never leave you; searing, powerful, disturbing, hopeful.' The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO 'The spirit of Aminata's story will stay with you long after you finish reading. Rising Heart has refuelled my sense of perspective and purpose. Aminata's courage in sharing this intensely personal story is rewarded with the power of inspiring hope. Thank you, Aminata, for sharing.' Yael Stone, actor and activist 'A powerful read that will make you cry at the injustice and brutality of our world - especially the treatment of women and girls - but then shed tears of admiration and hope. Aminata reminds us of the power of an individual to make a difference. She is an inspirational woman who has brought about extraordinary change, and is a shining example of why we must all be good global citizens. What a beautiful Australian story.' Natasha Stott Despoja AO 'A gripping story of courage, survival and redemption.' Wendy McCarthy AO 'An incredible story of hope and transformation, one that we can all learn from.' Emma Isaacs, Founder and Global CEO, Business Chicks 'Women's reproductive health is one of the most important factors in determining their quality of life and that of their children. Aminata's extraordinary efforts in her country of origin will make a life-changing difference to the mothers and children of Sierra Leone.' Professor Kerryn Phelps AM 'I have met many refugees the world over, and the courage of Aminata's personal account as a survivor of unimaginable cruelty is both disturbing and inspiring. Her unwavering belief in human kindness in the face of so much adversity is what makes her a role model for so many women and girls.' Louise Aubin, UNHCR Representative 'Aminata not only gives an important voice to her own intensely personal story but also to the many forgotten women and girls caught up in war and conflict today. She is a compelling advocate for the rights of these women and also for the work of the UN Refugee Agency who supports them.' Naomi Steer, National Director Australia for UNHCR
Download or read book The Kamara Family written by Marilyn Awoonor-Renner and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
