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| Weight | 0.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 25 × 15 × 40 cm |
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Ada and The Emir
Ada an energetic and tenacious eight-year-old, loves to find solutions to problems. Young, humble, and intelligent Aisha, a Northern princess in Nigeria meets Ada for the first time and gets Aisha’s most prized possession recovered. How will Ada’s curiosity and love for adventure save the Emir’s life?
Adaeze Hopespring School –
It all started when she found a friend named Aisha, accepted the invite, and got to know there was a cunning and devious cook whose mission was to poison the Emir. Speak out when you find something out of place
Karla Danku –
This story was immersive and intriguing. The reader is plunged into different cultures and places through the rich, vivid descriptions and the world-building. There are keywords and translations at the end of the book which I think was a wonderful idea so the reader can learn words and sayings from both the Hausa and Igbo languages. The author also offered definitions of words that might be new or too complicated for younger readers which I really appreciated. I also liked the way the author managed to be informative without randomly dumping info on the readers; it was nice to learn about airplanes and the Wright brothers who are the masterminds behind them or the whole talk around albinism and melanin. These topics are important and, as Ada would say:
“Isn’t it amazing that we are all different and have different skin, eye, and hair color variations, but are still the same people?” Ada whispered. “Variety, as they say, is the spice of life.”
Diversity is a treasure that we should all embrace and this book participates in that. Ada is a brave, smart, and dedicated young girl who can only inspire and empower others. I am so happy that little Black girls get to see themselves represented in such a good light, where their culture and identities are celebrated. I loved the illustrations and seeing the characters wearing traditional and colorful outfits and sporting natural hairstyles.
The story was very easy to follow and it was nice seeing Ada creating a quick and lovely bond with her friend Aisha. The intrigue made sense and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. It was a very satisfying book.