Book Description

This book is written in a very simple way but with a profound message for both adults and children. It introduces new perspectives on the essential themes of Homowo, a Thanksgiving and New Year’s celebration of the Gã of Ghana: gratitude, family, prayer, mindfulness, community and friendship. Discover the healing balm of family activity: reading, coloring, doodling, patterning and self-expression all in a relaxed atmosphere. Each day’s illustration has enough detail and humor perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, water color and even crayons and embellishing with gel or glitter pens. Those familiarizing themselves with the Gã language will get used to the structure, different and repetitive words to help them improve their vocabulary. Questions, charts, and recipes will enforce lessons learned. This book is perfect for bilingual and multilingual families. As a social studies workbook, both teachers and students as well as homeschooling families will discover all there is to love and learn about Homowo. It provides a comprehensive introduction to Gã culture, customs and traditions, helping students to build a better understanding of the cultural world they live in. Interactive questions and activities encourage participation and opportunities to reflect on knowledge acquired. HϽMϽWϽ GBII 28: Blↄfo-Ga Wolo Wolo nɛɛ ekanemↄ jraa kwraa, shi moŋ nilee ni yↄↄ mli lɛ ji nikasemↄ agbo kɛhã onukpai kɛ gbekɛbii fɛɛ twɛm. Wolo nɛɛ tsɔ̃ↄ otii ni yↄↄ Hↄmↄwↄyeli mli kɛ naatsɔ̃ↄmↄi hee srↄtoi: shidaa, weku, sↄlemↄ, mↄhejwɛŋmↄ, maŋnↄyaa, kɛ naanyobↄↄ. Tsakpãa ni yↄↄ fↄlↄi, bii, kɛ amɛwekumɛi ateŋ lɛ tamↄ tsamↄtsofa kɛji amɛkɛ amɛhe bↄ ojogbaŋŋ. Wolo nɛɛ mli adesa kɛ nitsumↄi ni yↄↄ mli lɛ baawa awaje tsakpãa nɛɛ mli kpɛŋŋ: kɛji mↄfɛɛmↄ wa kɛ ekanemↄ, ekadimↄ, eshↄↄmↄ, ekwaomↄ, aloo nitɛŋmↄi kɛsaa mfonirii ni yↄↄ wolo nɛɛ mli yɛ hejↄlɛ mli. Bↄni atɛŋ gbi fɛɛ gbi nibii lɛ, obaana hɛgbɛ babao ni bodiɛŋtsɛ ojie owaonaa kɛsaasaa amɛ kɛ nishↄↄmↄ, kɛ kwaomↄ kɛ emli kɛtsɛi kɛ suitɛŋmↄ tsei srↄtoi. Mɛi hu nimiitao ni amɛkase Gã lɛ, amɛbaana akɛ wiemↄi lɛ tsramↄ kɛ ŋmaa lɛ baawa amɛ diɛŋtsɛ. Sanebimↄi kɛ nitsumↄi bibii komɛi ni yↄↄ wolo lɛ mli hu baawa ni shishinumↄ lɛ amↄ shi ojogbaŋŋ. Wolo nɛɛ hi ha shĩaiaŋ ni awieↄ wiemↄi babaoo. Skulbii, tsɔ̃ↄlↄi, kɛ shĩaiaŋ ni feↄ amɛdiɛŋtsɛ amɛskul baanya wolo nɛɛ he kɛji amɛkɛfata amɛ social studies nikasemↄ lɛ he, ejaakɛ etsɔ̃ↄ Hↄmↄwↄyeli kɛ Gã kusum lɛŋ agugu lɛ. Nilee ni anaa kɛjɛↄ nikanemↄ nɛɛ mli lɛ he baaba sɛɛnamↄ aha, ni ebaawa mɛi ni boteↄ mli lɛ ni amɛnyɛ amɛkɛ mↄfɛɛmↄ ni yↄↄ jeŋ kojii ejwɛ lɛ fɛɛ ahi shi yɛ toiŋjↄlɛ mli. Enɛ baaba mli kɛji amɛtse amɛhiɛ kɛkane niŋmaa lɛ ojogbaŋŋ: shigbɛlɛmↄ sanebimↄi, nihoomↄi, kɛ nikasemↄ kɛ eshishinumↄ he nitsumↄi ni yↄↄ wolo nɛɛ mli lɛ.