Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story

by Ifeoma Onyefulu

Book Overview

A young African boy sets off to visit his grandmother in the next village and as he passes through the marketplace he counts all of the things his granny would like This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140565000
• ISBN13: 9780140565003
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

African tale with International appeal

I was delighted with this book and the American children with whom I shared it were entranced. I will be taking it with me as a gift to children in an orphanage near Nairobi but have already purchased a second copy to remain here in our church school.I highly recommend it!

Very Good Counting Book

Fine for 3-8 year-olds, as the title indicates, this is a good counting book that exposes childern to Nigerian culture.Wait, it's not boring. The author keeps the factual information to a minimum, just giving interesting tidbits of a different culture, so your little ones should find it compelling while mastering their counting.

One, two, three cheers for Emeka!

My toddler daughter and I discovered this book on display at a special African exhibit of the Iowa Children's Museum. In a state with precious little diversity, the children were so curious about Emeka's African village world - so different from Iowa farms. After looking at the pictures of village life, my daughter wrapped herself in brightly-colored African fabrics and danced around shaking the sheker - just like she saw in Emeka's Gift.