Full Moon: A Book on Storytelling in an African Village

Bora Becca. Full Moon (illustrated by Sequia White). Trafford Publishing. Oxford: UK. 2005. 36 pages. ISBN 1-4120-4386-7; US$20.00, C$22.50, EUR16.50, £11.50

This book is about children and storytelling in an African village. It gives insight into understanding African culture in a fast-expanding, no-boundaries global society, and tells the story about the events leading to a storytelling contest by village youths, an event highly anticipated by them. The book is funny and interesting, educational and exciting, and introduces (particularly non-African) youths to other cultures of the world through the monthly activities of youths in an African village as an example, to the extent that the stories are Africanized.

The book promotes healthy competition, self-esteem, leadership development, and the creativity in youths, and highlights the values of the people of the Pinyin Clan, in the North West Province of Cameroon in West Africa. This is an exciting story, one that provokes and digs into the readers' memories at the same time, and shines with accomplishment and gratification. It explores the boundless possibilities of joyful imagination. The bold illustrations match the flow of events perfectly, producing a culturally rich experience that leaves the reader expecting more and more. Full Moon is the perfect first book to share the values of other cultures with your child -- a book that both kid's and parents will enjoy, again and again.

About the Author
The author (Rebecca Mbuh) was born in Cameroon, and speaks both English and French. As a young adult she enjoyed listening to her grandmother's stories and quickly developed an interest in re-telling the stories she had heard so many times before, and on different occassions. As a graduate student at the University of South Carolina (Columbia), she was invited to talk to middle and high school students about growing up in Africa during African history month celebrations. She has travelled extensively in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. She is currently a professor of Management at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea. During her work abroad, she has given lectures about growing up in Africa to students in Indonesia and Korea.

Special Note
All the proceeds from this book will go towards the education of AIDS orphans in Pinyin, Cameroon. The book can be purchased directly from the publisher or from Amazon:

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Comments

[Niba Michael]

I love the balance between "hard" and "soft" news on this site. A daily pit stop for me..

[deslene]

what about the elimination to the practice of courtship in some areas of Cameroon; mmostly in villages like Pinyin.Does this tradition still exist?

[Khunumproductions.blogspot.com]

thanks for this...