African Stories by Moonlight

African Stories by Moonlight
Author: Celestine E. Ebegbulem
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2014-02-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1491835222

Introduction to African Stories by Moonlight. The most memorable evenings I had as a child were those in which, together with other children, I listened to adults tell us stories which were often accompanied with rhythmic and delightful songs. When I started raising my own family in the city, my children looked forward to those nights when we would regale them with those stories and songs. I noticed then that many urban children were not exposed to these stories, as they were no longer in the environment in which they were told. It was after I did some studies on Indigenous African Education as a Visiting Scholar in the African Studies Center at UCLA, that I realized the molding influence of these stories on our character. Storytelling, of course, was a basic ingredient for traditional African education. I have therefore decided to share some of these stories with those children of African descent who are now away from the environment where they are told. Children and adults of other cultures will enjoy these stories, and learn from the wisdom embedded in them. The enthusiastic reception given to them by the multicultural classes to which I read them in the Long Beach Unified School District in California, further encouraged me to seek to publish them. I have written ten short stories in a language suitable for school readers, and a wider audience. If these stories help to revive storytelling in homes and communities, one objective for writing this book shall have been achieved. For the benefit of teachers who want to use the book to teach English, social studies, or multicultural studies, and for the benefit of families who would like to use the book for entertainment and learning, comprehension questions and answers have been prepared on each of the stories. These are available from [email protected]

Moonlight Stories

Moonlight Stories
Author: Remi Adedeji
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1999-04-01
Genre: Tales
ISBN: 9789781292484

Remi Adedeji is an esteemed Nigerian children's writer, and associate editor for Bookbird in Nigeria. She started writing story books for African children when she discovered that the only books available to African children were alien to African culture. Many of her stories are Nigerian folktales in which the tortoise features prominently; this new title in the Heinemann Frontline series is no exception. The volume contains ten short stories based upon ancient folk tales.The reader will learn how the oil palm got its nuts; why the vulture has no hair on his head; why the tortoise's back is cracked; and how the tortoise married the king's daughter.

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1968
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395539637

Sun and Moon must leave their earthly home after Sun invites the Sea to visit.

South-African Folk-Tales

South-African Folk-Tales
Author: James A. Honey
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2022-08-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This collection of folktales from South Africa has been put together the author says, not for scholarship but for a love of the sunny country where he was born. Some stories originate from Dutch sources, and some have several versions. Most are tales told by the bushmen.

Sing to the Moon

Sing to the Moon
Author: Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1911373390

A grandfather and his grandson share the quiet pleasures of a rainy day.

Our Story Magic

Our Story Magic
Author: Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher: Pan Macmillan South africa
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 177010402X

Our Story Magic is a collection of enchanting and compelling tales written by Gcina Mhlophe, South Africa’s most popular performance storyteller. The illustrations are by artists from Mhlophe’s home province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Read and share these eleven stories with the love that went into creating them.

Zahrah the Windseeker

Zahrah the Windseeker
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780547020280

Zahrah, a timid thirteen-year-old girl, undertakes a dangerous quest into the Forbidden Greeny Jungle to seek the antidote for her best friend after he is bitten by a snake, and finds knowledge, courage, and hidden powers along the way.

A Heart to Mend

A Heart to Mend
Author: Myne Whitman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1449047505

SHE HAS AN OPEN FUTURE Gladys moves to live with an estranged aunt in Lagos and to continue her search for a job. Before long she lands the job of her dreams with the foremost oil company in the city and makes several new friends. She also gradually resolves the mystery of why her aunt previously cut all ties with their family. But the best part about her new life is meeting Edward Bestman. HE HAS A CLOSED PAST Edward is good-looking, super rich but emotionally scarred. Gladys gets him to see that she loves him and that together they can surmount all their differences. However, when they return from a romantic trip abroad, they find that some unnamed people are about to take over his business empire. Edward's past has come back to haunt both of them as Gladys is enmeshed in the loss of several million shares of the Bestman Group. AND HE WILL PAY...WITH HIS HEART Who are the people close to Edward who want to betray him and destroy his happiness with Gladys? Will Edward overcome his fear of love and commitment and put his trust in Gladys?

African Myths and Legends

African Myths and Legends
Author: Jay Heale
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781432303501

This is a spellbinding and fascinating collection of tales that will enliven the imagination of young readers.