Titres dans Afrique

For most kids, catching fireflies is a fun summer activity. For twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng, it's a matter of life and death. That's because Serwa knows that some fireflies are really adze, shapeshifting vampires from the forests of Southeastern Ghana. Adze prey on the blood of innocents, possessing their minds and turning them into hulking monsters, and for generations, slayers like Serwa and her parents have protected an unknowing public from their threats.

On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: You ignored my warnings. It’s too late to run. They are coming. Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands. But not Abeni. Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman.

Dooshima is a beautiful butterfly loved by all in the Butterfly Colony for her beauty and kindheartedness. Something terrible happens when Wandoo, a jealous moth, invites Dooshima to a flying contest. Now Dooshima must do all she can to ensure that Wandoo never tells her secret to anyone else. This story comes with lessons that teach children about contentment and the dangers of keeping secrets from their parents.

Bran and Fran love living with their mum, who is the storyteller at the Once Upon a Wow bookstore in their small Midlands town. But when mum goes missing and her stories turn out to be a portal to another world, they're going to have a huge, magical adventure on their hands. Luckily, they have Wilma, the Wizard's Wife, and Zack, the wisecracking Zebracorn, to help them on their journey. And they're going to need help because there are evil princes, mud monsters and Viking armies all standing in their way.

The short-nosed elephants go down to the river to get a drink. But lurking in the depths is a crafty crocodile, who would love to eat one of these big animals. He chooses a young elephant and grabs a hold of his stubby nose. A lengthy struggle ensues. Eventually the young elephant breaks free, but his nose has taken on a long winding shape.

A magnificent leopard discovers that his life is in danger when a wise advisor to the king suggests that only the biggest, most beautiful leopard skin will solve the king’s terrible insomnia. Chased by the king’s warriors, the leopard seeks the advice of the cunning hyena. The very clever plan works for everyone, and the lucky leopard is safe again.

A beautiful water creature with silky golden skin is the envy of all the animals. The admiration and compliments from all who see him go to his head, and the vain crocodile spends far too much time out of the protection of the water, just so he can get more admiring glances. What happens next changes the crocodile’s looks forever.

La misteriosa y fascinante cultura de Egipto tiene en sus mitos un canal de expresión que nos lleva a un mundo mágico indescriptible. Este mundo nos permite introducirnos en los misterios del origen del universo, los misterios de la vida y de la muerte y de las fuerzas que habitan en nuestro propio inconsciente. Si buscas viajar a una realidad paralela, si quieres verte envuelto en la magia y entrar en contacto con la infinita belleza de la cultura egipcia... Este es el libro que buscabas.

War is coming. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is failing. The Lord of Shadows has raised an army powerful enough to challenge the orishas. And it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through the veil and destroys Maya’s neighborhood and the rest of the world.

Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one’s heart.

When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile ever get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup?

Great for singing along to, this traditional African-American spiritual is a fun introduction to the parts of the body as well as the concept of the skeleton.

Now a guardian in training, Maya spends her days patching up veils with her father and cleaning up near-disasters like baby wormholes that her erratic powers create. But when Maya and her friends discover that something went terribly wrong during their journey to bring her father back to the human world, they are forced to return to The Dark and restore what they left behind, the one thing keeping the veil from falling: her father’s soul.

Alì Babà è un legnaio molto povero. Un giorno, mentre taglia la legna, sente delle voci. Si nasconde sopra un albero, dal quale ascolta il capo di una banda di 40 ladroni pronunciare la formula magica che permette l'apertura di una caverna: "Apriti, Sesamo!". Dopo che i ladroni si allontanano, Alì Babà pronuncia a sua volta la formula e penetra nella caverna, dove scopre tesori ammassati e preleva una parte d'oro. Sarà questo l'inizio della sua fortuna ma anche della sua sventura.

Storie, leggende e miti che affondano le loro radici nell'immaginario fantastico del continente africano: "Il matrimonio del magnifico topino", "L'amicizia tra la tartaruga e l'aquila", "Fratelli gemelli", "Il bambino d'oro e il bambino d'argento" e "L'uomo crudele e sua moglie" una fiaba dal Kenya.

Storie, leggende e miti che affondano le loro radici nell'immaginario fantastico del continente africano: "La giraffa vanitosa", "Perché l'elefante è così grande", "Perché la gente muore e non rinasce più?", "Il leone ingrato", "Prova d'amore, "Perché ci sono tanti stupidi al mondo", "Com'è fatto il mondo" una fiaba africana dal Senegal, "Lo straniero e il cimitero" un racconto dal Kenya e "Il cacciatore di serpenti e il pitone" una fiaba dal Kenya.

Storie, leggende e miti che affondano le loro radici nell'immaginario fantastico del continente africano: "L'elefante e la formica" una fiaba dal Kenya, "Il Genio del fiume", "L'uomo di colore", "Il coniglio Kalulu ruba il pasto dell'elefante Tembo" e "Le due Kumba".

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa, featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson,

Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, and Blair Underwood.

Le soir, au claire de lune, dans la cour d'un oncle, d'une tante, tout le village se réunit pour dire, pour écouter des histoires. Dans ce livre audio c'est l'histoire extraordinaire du petit Kpombossou le capricieux qui souhaitait sortir du ventre de sa maman en avance puis celle de la princesse Yéyé et de la maison suspendue qui nous est conté.

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa, featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson,

Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, and Blair Underwood.