ghana

Looks at cultural traditions in Ghana, covering a variety of holidays and festivals.

Explores the daily lives of urban and rural households in Ghana, West Africa, from a child's point of view. See a young girl living in a rural village in southern Ghana with 12 extended family members. Then see a young boy living in the capital city of Accra. Follow him to school and to a funeral where his parents sing in the choir.

"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon, and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, where she will be sold into slavery"--Provided by publisher.

When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa. Includes information on Kwanzaa, West African cloth weaving, and instructions for making a belt.

"Engaging images accompany information about Kofi Kingston. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--.

Emmanuel, a young man born in Ghana with a deformed leg, refused to beg to survive and instead persevered until he was able to get a job and raise money to achieve his dream, riding a bicycle 400 miles across Ghana to bring attention to the plight of disabled people. As a result of his efforts, the Parliament passed a Persons with Disabilities act and Emmanuel opened a school for students with disabilities.

"Twelve-year-old Astrid has come to Ghana with her family in 1979 so that her father can help oversee Ghana's first democratic election. Astrid and her brother, Gordo, were told it would be a great family adventure, but they soon find out that everything about Ghana is difficult$1 (Bthe heat, the food, the threat of disease, the soldiers on the roads, the schools. Gordo fits in more easily than Astrid, who is often left to look after her baby sister, Piper, as their mother begins to fall apart under the strain of living in Ghana. When the government is overthrown, Gordo comes down with malaria and a soldier threatens her family, Astrid is surprised to discover how protective she has become of her new home"--.

Text and photographs provide information about the wrestler Kofi Kingston.

Ghana, 1979: Unlike in Canada, Astrid, twelve, must monitor her younger siblings and never go out alone. Astrid scorns her mom's paranoia--until a coup makes her reassess. Includes historical note.

Explores the foods, customs, eating habits, traditions, and food sources of Ghana, with photographs and recipes.