Bo-Aku - Undisputed King of the Forest: Tales from West Africa
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00PJIDSK2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eileen D. Chaney said .Bo-AkuI was privileged to read an early draft of these wonderfully exciting tales and am very pleased that it now. I was privileged to read an early draft of these wonderfully exciting tales and am very pleased that they are now available to thrill many young readers.
Some of his writings appear in academic and other trade publications such as Columbia University International Affairs online Journal, Univ. Prof. Press of America, Sage, Lynne Reiner, and Greenwood Press. He serves as a senior communication consultant to various United Nations government agencies and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal Intercultural Disciplines, Journal of Development and Communication Studies, and Journal of Literature & Art Studies. He is a member of various national and international communication and literary organizations including the
They arrive early in the evening and chit-chat with the family members until dinner is served. They are eclectic, rich in moral values, humorous, suspenseful, and contain wisdom. The narrator starts with a question: “Mogana?” (“May I tell a story?”), and the listeners reply “Sun ngayn” (“Yes, you may”). Like the main actor in a movie, the narrator must be able to use stunts, engage the audience in the action, sing, raise, or drop his voice according to the pace of the character’s action. Parents would ask their children to put out the fire in the hearth and get into their beds and close their eyes. After dinner, the older people tell folktales to lure children to sleep. Events, dates, and artifacts bear special meaning to the people. For the African family, it is like watching a movie with great suspense on a family channel. Their parents and older people wo
. A recipient of awards in literature and journalism and the social sciences including the Distinguished Professor Award from The Chinese Academy for Social Sciences, he reviews articles and books for various professional journals and lectures schools and universities in Africa, Europe, Asia and the US on the confluence and impact of globalization on indigenous communities. Prof. He has been Director of I