“ these marks were good for my parents, we are happy and proud that I was born,” she continues. “I am likewise proud to wear them. Most Ghanaian parents don‘t celebrate them this way anymore, but it was once an important tradition.”
“ these marks were good for my parents, we are happy and proud that I was born,” she continues. “I am likewise proud to wear them. Most Ghanaian parents don‘t celebrate them this way anymore, but it was once an important tradition.”
I would use this book in my classroom to talk about diversity and different cultures.
pickThis was a very good book and I love the message behind it. I also really enjoyed the illustrations and deeper meaning behind the pictures.
Traditional literature
"All the children chime in,their voices leaping over each other"
This book really spoke out to me especially the fact that this could be used to help show students other cultures and get conversations/connections about their own culture!
pickThis story take you along Nana Akua going to school to teach students about the culture in Ghana the message behind the story allows students to think more deeply about their own culture/families. As well as things that they value.
pickThis book was about a nana who was from a different culture than most of the people in their town and had to face the backlash of the marks on her faces. She goes into school on grandparents day and has the best activity for all the kids to see and start to understand her culture.
