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En Afrique de l'Ouest, un baobab gigantesque s'élève au centre d'un village aux prises avec une terrible sécheresse. Il y a très longtemps, au commencement du monde, il était tombé amoureux de la terre. En y enfouissant profondément ses racines, il donna naissance à une histoire magique qui prit toutefois une tournure dramatique pour la nature, les hommes et les animaux. Au cœur de cette histoire apparaît Amondo, fils du baobab, dit « le...
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Baobab Tree's Gift is the channelled teachings of one of Earth's great Mothers. The wise thousand-year-old Baobab brings you truth, connection and a unique way of guiding life's journey. She'll remind you of the importance of holding space, a hum, your connection to others, gifts and the importance of support. She'll guide you through the challenges of feeling invisible, misunderstood, lonely and full of sadness. She will help open your heart and...
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The old lady is dead, but she could still destroy him.When rebel leader, Sidu Diagho, learns that reporter Flo Mc Allister has died, he knows that her power to destroy him is still very much alive.Flo was with him during the coup attempts. She saw everything, yet has remained silent all these years. But Sidu could still be tried at The Hague for his crimes with her notes the testimony needed to convict him.Sidu is not the only one seeking to unravel...
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330 pages ; 22 cm
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A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she...
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Set in South Carolina, USA, 18th Century.
A story of slaves. Based on fact, embellished in empathy.
Main character Nicholas. Born on a plantation in 1767. Taken from his mother aged seven, by his Masters' worker Barn, who heads up the boys for the Moloch cult. Nicholas is initiated. Seeds are sown for Nicholas to become a deranged psychotic. He has a penchant for white females.
Khat, delicate, timorous. Shunned by mother and siblings is raised...
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Je suis la fille du baobab brûlé. Ceci n'est pas un poème. C'est l'arbre qui cherche son visage. Je suis à la fois l'arbre, la fille et la route. J'accompagne celle qui offre à la nuit sa fable et sa voix. Je voudrais aller jusqu'au bout sans connaître le chemin. Je trébuche, dérive et délire. Qu'importe. Un oiseau bat le tambour dans ma tête, une sorcière parle par ma bouche, ou un amour chagrin me tourmente. Tempête je m'appelle tourbillon....
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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A book of illustrated African rhymes and lullabies for babies, with twenty nine audio recordings on CD.
Presents a collection of twenty-nine lullabies and rhymes that include lyrics reproduced in the original African language and translated into English.
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xxxiii, 269 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"The Oldest Living Things in the World is an epic journey through time and space. Over the past decade, artist Rachel Sussman has researched, worked with biologists, and traveled the world to photograph continuously living organisms that are 2,000 years old and older. Spanning from Antarctica to Greenland, the Mojave Desert to the Australian Outback, the result is a stunning and unique visual collection of ancient organisms unlike anything that has...
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