My Grandfather Is a Magician - Hardcover

Ifeoma Onyefulu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711212112 ISBN 13: 9780711212114

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

This is the story of one little Nigerian boy who doesn't know what job he wants to do when he grows up. His father teaches in a school, his mother owns a bakery, Auntie Ngo is a doctor and an uncle is a woodcarver. But his grandfather seems wiser and more interesting, he is a traditional healer.

About this title

About the Author:

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 Ikenna Goes to Nigeria in 2008. Ifeoma lives in London.

Review:

This is one of the many books (Ifeoma) has written about the continent in which she grew up, accompanied by her own beautiful photographs... The photographs, together with her simple explanations, ensure that there is plenty to talk about. The Ultimate First Book Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0711212112
• ISBN 13: 9780711212114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 26