One Big Family : Sharing Life in an African Village (Paperback)

from SamanthaThompson

I liked this book for a few reasons. One reason is the incorporation of African words. She defines the word after saying it and includes the pronunciation. I really liked this feature because it made the story more authentic. It is a story from an African village, so therefore it became more genu...

from CarolinePfrang

"One Big Family" is a multicultural text that follows the life of a young boy living in Nigeria. The overall message of this story was to get across how differently children in other countries live while at the same time highlighting that children are children and very alike in many aspects. The ...

from ShelbyBurton

This story was quite different from the others I have read thus far, mostly because it is non-fiction. My favorite part was the vivid photography the author chose to use instead of illustrations. This brought the reality of the story directly to her reader's eyes. I enjoyed how instead of imagini...

from EmilyEgert

I absolutely loved reading, "One Big Family," for many reasons. This book was an informational text about a village in Africa. The author goes into description about her village and her whole family throughout the entirety of the book. One thing that I loved that the author did was when she was i...

from EmilyEgert

I absolutely loved reading, "One Big Family," for many reasons. This book was an informational text about a village in Africa. The author goes into description about her village and her whole family throughout the entirety of the book. One thing that I loved that the author did was when she was i...