Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees (#1 West Africa Caribbean Aud

Judith Gueyfier, Jean-Christophe Hoarau, Nathalie Soussana

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Creole

Secret Mountain
01 December 2023

General fiction (Children's&YA); Music: general interest (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Creole - Children's Bilingual Books; Creole - Children's Songs; Creole - Languages

Series: From West Africa to the Caribbean: Books with Online Audio

Age range 3 to 7
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*Children's Africana Book Award Winner
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An enchanting collection of 12 traditional songs that pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and multilingual communities of West Africa and the Caribbean.

Stories about children playing in the schoolyard at recess, sisters braiding each other's hair at the beach, and parents dancing and singing late into the night mesh together thanks to the music. A wide array of styles

nursery rhymes from Gabon, lullabies from Cape Verde, rumbas from the Congo, work songs from Jamaica

are all performed exquisitely by men, women, and children in more than thirteen languages. Luminous artwork and homegrown instruments, such as the djembe, cavaquinho and Peul flute, round off this wonderful celebration of history, language, and culture.

Lyrics appear transcribed in their original language and translated to English followed by a world map and extensive notes describing the cultural background of each song.

The book also includes a QR code to access the songs online.

By: Nathalie Soussana
Illustrated by: Judith Gueyfier
Other: Jean-Christophe Hoarau
Imprint: Secret Mountain
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 248mm,
ISBN: 9782898360442
ISBN 10: 2898360449
Series: From West Africa to the Caribbean: Books with Online Audio
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

After studying design in Paris at the Duperr School and illustration in Strasbourg at the Arts Dco School, Julie Gueyfier began creating children's books. Over the past 15 years, she has produced no less than 30 picture books for several well-established publishing houses in France, including Rue du Monde, Le Seuil, Sarbacane, Milan and Nathan. Jean-Christophe Hoarau has worked with musicians like Richard Galliano and Georges Moustaki, and he'sbeen awarded many times the Grand Prix Charles-Cros in France. Nathalie Soussana has written several musicals and created the Parents' Choice Gold Award-winning albums Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Cocounut Treesand Songs from the Garden of Eden.

Reviews for Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees (#1 West Africa Caribbean Aud

""Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees will please everyone from small children to folklore scholars to world music enthusiasts - a gem of a book.""--MONTREAL REVIEW OF BOOKS ""Readers will dance in their dreams.""--CHILDREN'S BOOKWATCH