Ikenna Goes to Nigeria - Hardcover

Onyefulu, Ifeoma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845075854 ISBN 13: 9781845075859

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2007

Synopsis

In stunning photographs and bright, informative prose, award-winning author Ifeoma Onyefulu recounts an unusual and rewarding journey. Young Ikenna lives in rainy London. He takes a trip far away to his ancestral home in sunny Nigeria. In Lagos he plays with his cousins. Then the rain starts! But there’s still lots to do. Ikenna meets great-uncle Hillary, who drove the royal train across Nigeria in 1956. After that he and his Mum attend the Oshun Festival, and Ikenna sees age-old ceremonies and colorful traditions. Told in the first-person, this charming photographic book shows young readers the pleasures that await in other countries and cultures.

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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.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3—Onyefulu delivers another photo-essay filled with vivid, colorful photographs, accompanied by brief, clear text about the land, people, and culture of her native Nigeria. The text is narrated by the author's son. "I can't wait to go to Nigeria in July. I have lots of cousins there and I'm going to play football with them and eat delicious food...." An outline map of the country shows the location of the cities/towns/villages that Ikenna will visit during the course of his trip. His first stop is Lagos and the boy describes all that he sees and does as it relates to each photograph. The next stop is Ikeja where he takes a swim in the pool and meets up with his aunt and cousins. While following him on the road to Onitsha, readers get a sense of the country's terrain, roads, bus transportation, and roadside market. In Onitsha, he meets his grandparents and more cousins, and photos and text feature children playing, going off to school, a Nigerian meal, and the rainy weather. Toward the end of his journey, he has the opportunity to attend the traditional Osun Festival in Oshogbo. At the end of his trip, Ikenna and his Nigerian family gather around for one final photograph. The clear images contain a wealth of detail and provide valuable visual insight into the people and culture.—Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845075854
• ISBN 13: 9781845075859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40