Archaeologists have traced the long history of the people of Nigeria back 2000 years. This new book details its people from the early powerful kingdoms to enslavement and colonization by the Europeans to independence. Candid photographs help show what life is like today at home, at school, in the workplace, and in the cities and villages.
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Originally an actor, Anne studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, and went on to perform with such companies as Theatre Beyond Words and Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. After spending several years singing and dancing her way across North America, she turned to writing children's literature, indulging a lifelong love of children's books. Now a freelance writer and editor, Anne lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband, where she reads, gardens, and spins her stories.
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Family ties Parents, children, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins are all part of the extEND ed family in Nigeria's villages. If someone's crop fails, family members share their food. If a house needs to be repaired, relatives lend a hand. Nigerian families also spend time together in the evening, after the hard work of running a farm is done. They gather to tell tales from ancient times and stories about their villages past and present. In this way, they pass on their culture from generation to generation.
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Life in Nigeria,
By Tango (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nigeria - The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures) (Paperback)
The photographs were colorful and the text full of useful information but how can the author talk about city life without including photographs of hotels, highways, restaurants, cafes and all the trimmings of modern city life. I was surprised, especially since this book was printed in the year 2000. Also in the section about "Variety of Homes" why did the author fail to have pictures of the grand homes in Ikoyi and Victoria Island, homes that are a great testimony to Nigerian architecture? I am tired of people coming up to me and asking me what life is like in Nigeria and whether I live in a hut? It is no wonder they have this view when books like this continue to only depict the poor, deprived lifestyle of Africa (village life) failing to take note of the leaps and bounds we have made towards modernity.
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