Download or read book African Proverbs for All Ages written by Johnnetta Betsch Cole and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Proverbs for All Ages is a beautifully-illustrated, engaging picture book about the power of proverbs, how they evolve over time, and the wisdom of various cultures in Africa. It has been said that a proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Whether you are young or old, proverbs can open your mind to a whole new way of seeing the world. We underestimate children when we assume they are incapable of understanding metaphor and deeper meaning. There are multiple ways that children learn, but for each method by which they learn, they need their imagination engaged and their visual sensibilities ignited. And as adults, we underestimate ourselves when we allow our lives to be about practical matters only. Proverbs can stir our soul and spark our imagination. --Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D. President Emerita of Spelman and Bennett Colleges In African Proverbs for All Ages, noted anthropologist and educator Dr. Johnetta Betsch Cole and award-winning illustrator Nelda LaTeef invite children and adults to explore and reflect on complex notions about relationships, identity, society, and the human condition. A Roaring Brook Press and Oprah Book

Download or read book African Proverbs written by Gerd de Ley and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive collection of 1755 proverbs spans all regions of the African continent, revealing much about the wisdom, humour, and character of its people and culture. Each proverb is arranged alphabetically by key words and includes the country, province, or tribe of origin. Charmingly illustrated with traditional African art from museums and collections around the world.

Download or read book Theology Brewed in an African Pot written by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing introduction to Christian doctrine from an African perspective. Using a framework of excerpts from Chinua Achebe's well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, the author introduces the major themes of Christian doctrine: God, Trinity, creation, grace and sin, Jesus Christ, church, Mary, the saints, inculturation, and spirituality. While explaining basic Christian beliefs, Theology Brewed in an African Pot also clarifies the differences between an African view of religion and a more Eurocentric understanding of religion. Very accessible and engaging, each of the eleven short chapters ends with three discussion questions followed by one or two African prayers.

Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Download or read book Book on African Proverbs written by Misbawu Abdallah and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many African proverbs are strongly tied to the earth and animals and are used to illustrate ideas, reinforce arguments and deliver messages of inspiration, consolation, celebration, and advice. An example of an African proverb is "Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped." Meaning that you do not look at your mistakes; look at what caused you to make the mistakes, then you could find solutions to save you from making the same mistakes again. African Proverbs may give different meanings to different situations, hence they are greatly understood according to the contexts with which they are said. An example is "only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet" may be similar to the idiom: "do not put all your eggs in one basket" - thereby giving a suggestion and advising not to concentrate all efforts into one area. This may also mean that it is not wise to jump into a situation before thinking about it.In this book: "Book on African Proverbs", are lists of African proverbs from around the continent. Some are known to come from specific tribes, ethnic groups, countries, and great African authors like Chinua Achebe and Ola Rotimi in their books "Things Fall Apart" and "The Gods are not to Blame" respectively. Have a read and pluck out some ancestral insight from the motherland to carry with you.

Download or read book It Takes a Village written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago one of America's most important public figures, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, chronicled her quest both deeply personal and, in the truest sense, public to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become able, caring resilient adults. IT TAKES A VILLAGE is a textbook for caring, filled with truths that are worth a read, and a reread. In her substantial new introduction, Senator Clinton reflects on how our village has changed over the last decade, from the internet to education, and on how her own understanding of children has deepened as she has watched Chelsea grow up and take on challenges new to her generation, from a first job to living through a terrorist attack. She discusses how the work she is doing in the Senate is helping children and looks at where America has been successful, improvements in the foster care system and support for adoption, and where there is still work to be done, providing pre-school programmes and universal health care to all our children. This new edition elucidates how the choices we make about how we raise our children, and how we support families, will determine how all nations will face the challenges of this century.

Download or read book African Proverbs Wisdom Without Borders written by Clint Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful book is filled with soft, rich images of Africa along with meaningful, age-old words giving the reader inspiration and perspective. The proverbs from another culture broaden our horizon and pass along value, humor, and most of all wisdom that truly stands the test of time. Clint Morgan shares from a heart for missions and a profound love for Africa having spent thirty years serving in Cote d'Ivoire.

Download or read book Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, arranged across 250 subjects - from 'Books' and 'Borrowing' to 'Dreams' and 'Drink'. Each theme has a short introduction giving an overview of the proverbial treatment of the topic and each proverb is accompanied by information on its date, source, and meaning. Not only is this book a pleasure to browse but it is ideal for quick reference with its comprehensive index that makes it easy to find the exact phrase you're looking for. Beautifully produced and designed, it is the perfect gift for anyone who loves language. Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring, the second edition of this delightful book adds phrases that have come to prominence, or increased in popularity, since publication of the first edition, such as 'Never waste a good crisis' and 'Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have', which add a contemporary flavour to the selection of more traditional English proverbs, and the popular sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia, Africa, Middle East, and many other cultures. Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book.

Download or read book However Long the Night the Dawn Will Break African Proverb written by Victoria Odoi-Atsem and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However long the night, the dawn will break. ~ African proverbThis journal features 50 African proverbs to inspire and guild you. This journal is great for note-taking, setting goals or life plans, and writing down your thoughts and dreams. 100 page, lined 5x8 Journal with African proverbs on every other page.

Download or read book Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress written by B. Nyamnjoh and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a timely addition to debates and explorations on the epistemological relevance of African proverbs, especially with growing calls for the decolonisation of African curricula. The editors and contributors have chosen to reflect on the diverse ways of being and becoming African as a permanent work in progress by drawing inspiration from Chinua Achebe's harnessing of the effectualness of oratory, especially his use of proverbs in his works. The book recognises and celebrates the fact that Achebe's proverbial Igbo imaginations of being and becoming African are compelling because they are instructive about the lives, stories, struggles and aspirations of the rainbow of people that make up Africa as a veritable global arena of productive circulations, entanglements and compositeness of being. The contributions foray into how claims to and practices of being and becoming African are steeped in histories of mobilities and a myriad of encounters shaped by and inspiring of the competing and complementary logics of personhood and power that Africans have sought and seek to capture in their repertoires of proverbs. The task of documenting African proverbs and rendering them accessible in the form of a common hard currency with fascinating epistemological possibilities remains a challenge yearning for financial, scholarly, social and political attention. The book is an important contribution to John Mbiti's clarion call for an active and sustained interest in African proverbs.

Download or read book Source of All Evil written by Mineke Schipper and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Melo s Kingdom written by Thuli Madonsela and published by Christian Art Gifts Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Melo’s Kingdom takes children on a wonderful adventure to the African bush with Melo and her special animal friends. Each of the charming stories explores an Melo’s Kingdom takes children on a wonderful adventure to the African bush with Melo and her special animal friends. Each of the charming stories explores an African proverb and incorporates biblical principles to inspire and educate children in an engaging way. The stories written by Thuli Madonsela and members of her family, highlight the importance of values like honesty, courage, respect, teamwork and kindness, while exploring the wonders of creation. The message of each story is reinforced by a relevant Scripture verse, a prayer, quizzy questions for further reflection, wise words, and a fun, faith-filled activity.

Download or read book Birds Sing Not Because They Have Answers But Because They Have Songs African Proverb written by Victoria Odoi-Atsem and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This journal features 50 African proverbs to inspire and guild you. This journal is great for note-taking, setting goals or life plans, and writing down your thoughts and dreams. 103 page, lined 8.5x11 Journal with African proverbs on every other page.

Download or read book Some West African Proverbs and Their Simple Meaning written by Ramatu Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our ancestors have thrived on the use of proverbs to educate, provide clarity and help us understand life for centuries. These proverbs have been passed down in our generations and are still widely used all over Africa today as an integral part of our culture. In this book, I compile some commonly used West African Proverbs and some of my favorite Liberian sayings. There are millions of African proverbs and other wise sayings, but my intention was to create a short list that is easy to read, remember and pass on. I hope you enjoy reading this short book.

Download or read book If You Want to Go Fast Go Alone If You Want to Go Far Go Together African Proverb written by Victoria Odoi-Atsem and published by Inspirational Quote Journal. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. AFRICAN PROVERB This journal features 50 African proverbs to inspire and guild you. This journal is great for note-taking, setting goals or life plans, and writing down your thoughts and dreams. 100 page, lined 5x8 Journal with African proverbs on every other page.

Download or read book Gems from the Elders written by Tamara Pizzoli and published by English Schoolhouse. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words of wisdom deeply rooted in truth and experience have long been a staple in Black culture, speech, and dialogue. Whether spoken with love from a grandparent, delivered with passion by a pastor in a pulpit, or offered from knowing stranger with hair peppered with grey, there are certain phrases that have been cited and shared time and time again within the Black community. This book highlights just fifteen African-American proverbs, though countless more exist. Like the elders who use them, they offer lessons in guidance and grace to all those who are willing to listen and learn.

Download or read book The Book of Chinese Proverbs written by Gerd De Ley and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Chinese Proverbs collects over 1000 of the most profound and illuminating proverbs--both ancient and modern--from China and its people. Chinese culture is one of the oldest in history and the amount of wisdom collected during that time is bigger than the Great Wall of China. From Confucius to Laozi to Sun Tzu, numerous Chinese philosophers and their teachings have influenced Chinese culture, but permeated in many different parts of the world. The Book of Chinese Proverbs features over 1000 of the greatest ones, organized to be accessible and informative for today's audience and giving more insights to China and its rich culture.