The Brassman's Secret

The Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Accra : Educational Press and Manufacturers
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1981
Genre: Ashanti (African people)
ISBN:

Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first solve a series of riddles and symbols. He fails at the last test, but learns an important lesson.

Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret

Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.

The Brassman's Secret

The Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1987
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780948212017

Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first solve a series of riddles and symbols. He fails at the last test, but learns an important lesson.

Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret

Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Iesypenko Andrii
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-06-25
Genre:
ISBN:

Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day, he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money, and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test, but nonetheless learns an important lesson. The Brassman's Secret won The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa, and has been translated into several foreign languages. This book is the second illustrated edition created by Oksana Ignaschenko.

Cat in Search of a Friend

Cat in Search of a Friend
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9789988550189

torytelling tradition of the Ghanian people into the perfect blend of writtenword and beautiful illustration. Full color.

Tawia Goes to Sea

Tawia Goes to Sea
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher: Sub-Saharan Pub & Traders
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9789988647056

Tawia lives in a fishing village near Accra. He helps on the beach, but his uncle thinks he is too young to go to sea; so he secretly makes his own little canoe with twigmen in it. But there is only a big sea, he cannot go out in it. But all the fishermen are so impressed, that uncle takes him to sea. This happy story is beautifully illustrated and children learn about fishing and respect for the sea through the words and illustrations.

Sosu's Call

Sosu's Call
Author: Meshack Asare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019-08-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9789988883065

Sosu's Call, won the 1999 UNESCO 1st prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance. It is listed as one of the top twelve titles of Africa's 100 Best Books; and has been named an Honor Book for Young Children by the African Studies Association's Children's Africana Book Committee, as a contribution to accurate and balanced material on Africa for children. Beautifully illustrated on artpaper, the story tells of Sosu, a young disabled boy who cannot walk. Sosu misses going to school and all the activities of the other children. His village is on a lagoon, and one day when everyone is away fishing, working in the fields or at school, he raises the alarm with his drumming, and saves the village from total destruction by the sea. His heroism is rewarded when a wheelchair is donated and at last he can go to school.

The Brass Band Bibliography

The Brass Band Bibliography
Author: Gavin Holman
Publisher: Gavin Holman
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-08-05
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

9th edition, 2019. A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology; together with other related topics (originally issued in book form in January 2009)

Salvation Army Music

Salvation Army Music
Author: William Booth
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019478936

This inspiring collection of Salvation Army music features classic hymns and marches that have been sung and played by generations of Salvationists around the world. With its uplifting melodies and powerful messages of faith, it's a testament to the enduring power of music to transform lives. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.