Samad in the Forest: English-Akuapem Bilingual Edition

by Mohammed Umar, Soukaina Lalla (Illustrator), Kwadwo Ose-Nyame (Translator)

Overview

Samad loved animals. His dream was to spend a whole day in a forest and sleep in the treehouse. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a forest has never been so much fun.

Samad pɛ mmoa asɛm. Ne dae so ne sɛ ɔbɛkɔ akɔ di da baako wɔ kwae bi mu na wada ndua dan no mu. Di Samad akyi bere a ɔtuu sa anamoo yi na na ɔyɛ ndamfo beberee na ɔhuu awanwan de bi nom nso. Kwae mu kɔ ɛnyɛɛ anigyei sei da.

A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Afrikaans Akwapim, Amharic, Asante, Bemba, Chichewa, Ewe, Fante, Fulfulde, Ga, Gikuyu, Hausa, Igbo, Kalenjin, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Luganda, Luo, Nyanja, Oromo, Shona, Sesotho, Swahili, Tigrinya, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912450527
Publisher:	Salaam Publishing
Publication date:	05/07/2020
Series:	Samad in the Forest
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.05(d)
Language:	Akan

About the Author

Mohammed Umar was born in Azare in Nigeria's Bauchi State. He studied journalism in Moscow and political economy in London. Mohammed Umar served as a judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009 and he was the winner of the Muslim News Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2010. His first novel Amina (2005) has been published in over thirty languages to critical acclaim internationally. He lives in London.

Soukaina Lalla Greene is a Bristol based illustrator, animator and lover of cats.