“This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting” – School Library Journal Mbote! Betuabu! Jambo! Come along for a day in DR Congo. Count the fish at the market, watch the cheeky bonobos, and finish the day with a story. Congolese author Nyoko and illustrator Avelino draw on their lived experiences to create this playful board book, which features educational endnotes, as part of the Our World series for very young readers
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Joining the Our World series, this board book with endnotes about life in DR Congo was created by a Congolese author and illustrator team.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9798888592311
Publisert
2024-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Barefoot Books Ltd
Vekt
445 gr
Høyde
165 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
20

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Mel Nyoko is a British Congolese writer and poet who loves to travel around the world and has a passion for storytelling. Her debut children’s picture book, For Our Daughters, was inspired by her own childhood. She lives in London with her husband.

Joelle Avelino is a Congolese and Angolan Illustrator who grew up in the United Kingdom. Joelle worked on author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut picture book Mama's Sleeping Scarf, and also collaborated with Dapo Adeola to create Hey You! An Empowering Celebration Of Growing Up Black, winner of the British Book Awards Illustrated Book of the Year.