Description

This illustrated audiobook will teach children “African bedtime songs and Nursery Rhymes”.  It is an interactive audiobook for children 1 year old and older featuring 10 African bedtime songs. It also showcases visually the culture of different African countries with beautiful illustrations featuring African symbolical objects and places .

Whilst children sing along the African songs aided by the African language captions, they can learn new words and African sounds.  In addition, the English translation helps them understand what they are reading and saying. Lastly, the audiobook introduces geographical elements as each African language is placed on the African map with its corresponding flag.

The nursery rhymes and lullabies have been carefully and lovingly selected to introduce children around the world to the wonders of the African continent. Equally important, they showcase African languages threatened with extinction such as Ga-Adangbe.

This African bedtime songs audiobook is an educational and recreational resource. It will encourage young and old to take an interest in their origins and allow a wide range of readers to open up to other cultures. The Senegalese Author’s aim “Astou Diop” is to take our young readers into an inspirational and rewarding educational experience to be shared with the rest of the family.

African bedtime songs featured:

1. Shosholoza (Zulu/South Africa)
2. dawda sanneh (Mandingo/Gambia)
3. Awonye Nakie (Adangbé/Ghana)
4. Olele moliba makasi (Lingala/Congo DRC)
5. Ayo nene (Ouolof /Senegal)
6. Diarra loro lora (Dioula /Burkina Faso)
7. Tuti gbovi (sheep/Togo)
8. Iny hono izy ravorombazaha (Malagasy/Madagascar)
9. Moja, mbili, tatu (Swahili/ Tanzania)
10. Amina tolé (Côte d’Ivoire)

This audiobook also comes with a French translation. We ship it with a beautiful cardboard box and packed with care and love.

Dimensions:

Width 20cm / Length 28 cm / Weight: 500g