Reviews for Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Book

The average rating for Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Book based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-30 00:00:00 Judson Spangler It's sweet that Emeka really wants to bring his grandmother a gift when he goes to visit, and I appreciated that the items that got counted as we moved through the story weren't just potential gift objects but also people he encountered -- and how the objects he does consider as possible gifts relate to varying aspects of his grandmother (a broom that would be helpful as she does her chores, a necklace he thinks she would look lovely in, a musical instrument for her dance group, etc.). The narrative educates about various elements of Nigerian culture and also subtly encourages the child-reader to be thoughtful and gift-giving toward others while still affirming that the child is themselves the greatest gift.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-09 00:00:00 Christopher Faile The story of a boy named Emeka who makes a journey to his grandmothers house. Along the way he encounters many people and objects that he counts and finds useful. This book contains lots of good information about the culture that Emeka comes from as well as counting. In the classroom this story could be used to bring up the topic of diversity as well as to help students learn to count up to 10. This book also provides good information on African culture that could be used to expose students to a different culture than their own.