Click to enlarge
Previous product
My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience Amazon.ca Price: $14.77 (as of 04/08/2021 11:10 PST- Details)

Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Back to products
Next product
Garment of Destiny: Zanzibar to Oxford: A Surgeons Global Quest for Identity and the Ties that Bind Amazon.ca Price: $22.00 (as of 04/08/2021 11:10 PST- Details)

Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.

Mami Wata

Amazon.ca Price: $13.10 (as of 04/08/2021 11:10 PST- Details)

This is a folktale about Yara, a Seychelloise girl who embarks on a journey to find her mother, the legendary water spirit, Mami Wata. She not only finds her mother, but the spiritual strength inside to rescue her entire people from slavery.

Compare
Add to wishlist
Categories: , ,
Description

About the Author

Leila Vrhel graduated from Mills College in Oakland, CA and became an elementary school teacher in the East Bay. She wrote stories for her students and read them aloud during class before she decided to try self-publication. She currently lives in Hercules, CA as a teacher and continues to write literature for youth.

This is a folktale about Yara, a Seychelloise girl who embarks on a journey to find her mother, the legendary water spirit, Mami Wata. She not only finds her mother, but the spiritual strength inside to rescue her entire people from slavery.

Additional information
Reviews (0)

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Mami Wata”

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Shipping & Delivery

Related products

Compare
Close

Royal Diaries: Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595

Amazon.ca Price: $40.39 (as of 04/08/2021 11:07 PST- Details)
As the Portuguese slave traders find their way to the city of Angola in West Africa, young Nzinga, daughter of King Kiluanji, must face up to the dangers around her and find a way to help lead her father's people through this tragic period. 125,000 first printing.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

The Girl In The New Dress

Amazon.ca Price: $11.98 (as of 04/08/2021 11:07 PST- Details)
Lulu is a lovely little girl who lives with her granny who can't afford to buy her new clothes. One day Lulu get's laughed at by some friends for wearing old clothes. She comes up with a very brilliant idea to get herself a new dress. A very creative one indeed.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe’s Very First Case

Amazon.ca Price: $7.99 (as of 04/08/2021 11:07 PST- Details)
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Young Readers Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective.  In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor—not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea.  Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn’t it be nice to be a detective? This is the story of an African girl who says just that. Her name is Precious. When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a traditionally built young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not convinced. She sets out to find the real thief. Along the way she learns that your first guess isn’t always right. She also learns how to be a detective.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

Beatrice’s Goat

Amazon.ca Price: $9.41 (as of 04/08/2021 11:08 PST- Details)
This illustrated book offers the true story of how a poor African girl was able to attend school after receiving a goat as a gift through a special international project and then sell its milk to get the money needed to buy her books. Reprint.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

Day of Ahmed’s Secret

Amazon.ca Price: $9.89 (as of 04/08/2021 11:08 PST- Details)
The Day of Ahmed's SecretAs young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded with cars and camels, down alleys filled with merchants' stalls, and past buildings a thousand years old, Ahmed keeps his secret safe inside. It is so special, so wonderful, that he can reveal it only to his family, only when he returns home, only at the end of the day.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

A Messob Gift to Lula’s Friend – Children Book

Amazon.ca Price: $16.21 (as of 04/08/2021 11:08 PST- Details)
This colorful and exciting picture book uses a story-based approach to introduce children about traditional basketry. The short story is about a girl named Lula who lives in a small village. She is skilled at making a traditional round basket, called a messob. This illustrated book is aimed at young children and young readers because it uses both text and illustrations to present the story. It uses simple sentence structures with fewer than 500 words and illustrations for children to enjoy reading. The story is designed to explore how traditional baskets are made. The messob is commonly used both in Ethiopian and Eritrean culture.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

The Red Pencil

Amazon.ca Price: $15.45 (as of 04/08/2021 11:08 PST- Details)
"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers."The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come-- run."Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala-- Amira's one true dream.But life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when the Janjaweed arrive. The terrifying attackers ravage the town and unleash unspeakable horrors. After she loses nearly everything, Amira needs to dig deep within herself to find the strength to make the long journey-- on foot-- to safety at a refugee camp. Her days are tough at the camp, until the gift of a simple red pencil opens her mind-- and all kinds of possibilities.New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney's powerful verse and Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist Shane W. Evans's breathtaking illustrations combine to tell an inspiring tale of one girl's triumph against all odds.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View
Compare
Close

The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa

Amazon.ca Price: $15.71 (as of 04/08/2021 11:08 PST- Details)
Long ago in the mountains of Ethiopia, the bees arrived in Lalibela, and people poured in from all around to procure their sweet honey. A young girl named Almaz vows one day her honey will be the best of all. When she shares her dream with the current beekeepers, they laugh her away and tell her it’s men’s work. Almaz is determined to prove them all wrong, but she can barely climb the trees to reach the hives. The men think she’s learned her lesson, but they don’t know Almaz. She’s steadfast in her pursuit of the honey. In this spirited text by Cristina Kessler, with stunning illustrations from Leonard Jenkins, perseverance is the key to achieving one’s dreams.
Add to wishlist
Add to cart
Quick View