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Mangoes & MonkeyBread: Fruity Fun with Ella & Louis
Ella & Louis have just arrived in The Gambia for their winter holidays.
Settling at home, Louis is already missing sweet strawberries from Stockholm.
Join Ella as she takes her brother on a yummy fruit tasting tour and discover fruits native to West Africa that you might have never seen before!
Along the way, see if you can find Happy, their adorable little dog who loves a game of hide and seek!
A light-hearted journey of discovery with beautiful illustrations and photographs. This charming book shares some of the beauty found in the smallest country in Africa.
Settling at home, Louis is already missing sweet strawberries from Stockholm.
Join Ella as she takes her brother on a yummy fruit tasting tour and discover fruits native to West Africa that you might have never seen before!
Along the way, see if you can find Happy, their adorable little dog who loves a game of hide and seek!
A light-hearted journey of discovery with beautiful illustrations and photographs. This charming book shares some of the beauty found in the smallest country in Africa.
27 pages, Paperback
Published August 12, 2019
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About the author
Emily Joof
25 books10 followersEmily Joof moved to Sweden 10 years ago and works as the Global Education Technical Advisor at Save the Children Sweden.
She is an author of children's books and writes stories with a focus on inclusion and diversity from an afro diasporan perspective.
Emily is published by the Swedish Publisher Raben & Sjögren and also self publishes some of her titles through her independent publishing house Mbife Books.
Emily is currently doing a part time PhD at Lancaster university in the UK , the focus of her research being on the impact that Children’s Literature can have on fostering inclusions in preschools.
Emily has a masters in education and international development from University of London institute of Education. And a Bachelors degree in ancient history and social anthropology from University College London.
She is an author of children's books and writes stories with a focus on inclusion and diversity from an afro diasporan perspective.
Emily is published by the Swedish Publisher Raben & Sjögren and also self publishes some of her titles through her independent publishing house Mbife Books.
Emily is currently doing a part time PhD at Lancaster university in the UK , the focus of her research being on the impact that Children’s Literature can have on fostering inclusions in preschools.
Emily has a masters in education and international development from University of London institute of Education. And a Bachelors degree in ancient history and social anthropology from University College London.
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July 26, 2020
Learned about different fruits!
I knew about soursop, mangoes, plums, grapefruit because of my Caribbean heritage. But I learned so much more while reading this book! It’s important to learn about fruits from around the world. The author also incorporates real life photos for young readers to visualize each fruit that is described. Travel to The Gambia and enjoy the fruits featured in this book!
I knew about soursop, mangoes, plums, grapefruit because of my Caribbean heritage. But I learned so much more while reading this book! It’s important to learn about fruits from around the world. The author also incorporates real life photos for young readers to visualize each fruit that is described. Travel to The Gambia and enjoy the fruits featured in this book!
October 17, 2021
Educational and fun. This book uses drawings and photographs to take readers on a tour of the fruits of The Gambia. Most of these fruits were new to me, and now I’m anxious to find them for a taste test! I really appreciated the photography that included several different hairstyles with different types of hair, showcasing the fruit baskets. The book concludes with brief information about The Gambia and a matching game to review the fruits.
Mother Tongue notes: Supplemented material by showing google images of the fruits and plants they grow on. We used maps of Africa to locate The Gambia and English speaking countries in Africa. Several students with connections to Nigeria recognized some fruits, or had heard a parent talk about them. Serving mango and grapefruit bites also rounds out the lesson, but wet wipes are necessary for clean up.
Mother Tongue notes: Supplemented material by showing google images of the fruits and plants they grow on. We used maps of Africa to locate The Gambia and English speaking countries in Africa. Several students with connections to Nigeria recognized some fruits, or had heard a parent talk about them. Serving mango and grapefruit bites also rounds out the lesson, but wet wipes are necessary for clean up.
October 10, 2021
This book is very easy to read and flows to the point you want to taste the fruits. Louis really wants strawberries from his native land, however they have moved to Gambia. Now he has to find what he is able to eat that would replace his favorite fruit. His older sister takes him on simple journey of tasting and getting familiar with unfamiliar fruit. The allows for animated characters and fruit, but also gives the reader a true insight on what the fruits from Gambia look like.
July 7, 2020
Informative!
I really liked this story. I really loved learning about the different types of fruit in the Gambia and a little bit more about the country as well. I think this book will be a feast for inquisitive young minds.
I really liked this story. I really loved learning about the different types of fruit in the Gambia and a little bit more about the country as well. I think this book will be a feast for inquisitive young minds.
June 22, 2021
I think this is my favorite book of the author. I love how the story is about letting kids explore their roots through food and how we as readers get to know delicious fruits from Africa that we weren't aware of. In addition to learning about African fruits and their markets, I think this story is pure magic because the kids are the main characters and all happen from their point of view. The end is marvelous.
August 31, 2019
Fun way to learn about The Gambia
I loved learning about all the different fruits. The author described the tastes of each one so vividly I felt like I could almost taste them as I was reading. Fun activity for kids at the end too! Well done :-)
I loved learning about all the different fruits. The author described the tastes of each one so vividly I felt like I could almost taste them as I was reading. Fun activity for kids at the end too! Well done :-)
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