The author, a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, presents text and her own photographs of twenty-six things, from A to Z, representative of all African peoples.
Describes life in the Nigerian village of Awkuzu, where every child born within a five-year period belongs to his or her own ogbo, or age group. They belong to the ogbo all through their lives, and through it they run the village and support one another.
Chidi has a favorite color, blue. He says it is the best color in the world. His older sister, Nneka, decides to teach him about other colors seen in their village.
Chidi has a favorite color, blue. He says it is the best color in the world. His older sister, Nneka, decides to teach him about other colors seen in their village.
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