Coretta scott king honor authorartist baba wague diakit. The story is the account of one little girl who travels to visit her extended family in africa and loses her tooth while there. November 7, 2006 a girl loses a tooth while with her dads family in africa, and she puts the tooth under a gourd and recives a gift from the tooth fairy. Jan 15, 2016 read book pdf online pdf download i lost my tooth in africa download full ebook. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite, is a colorful, thoughtful book. The creator of the magic gourd teams up with his teenage daughter for this story, based on the time the authors younger sister, amina, actually did lose a tooth in mali, while visiting their.
I could make the recipe as shown in the back of the book, and we could eat it in a big bowl with our right hand as penda describes how her family ate. Kids love the idea of getting a chicken from an african tooth fairy. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the african tooth fairy, who will exchange it for two chickens. As i read this to my class of kindergartners, we were able to stop and predict, infer, and observe the illustrations. Mar 26, 2020 i read this story a few years ago because it was such a favorite book in my library.
Shes also losing teeth at this time so can identify with the main character of the book. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite illustrated by baba wague diakite publisher and date. Please purchase your own copy if you havent already from the following link. She has a loose tooth and her father tells her that if she loses her tooth in africa she will get a chicken from the african tooth fairy. We visit with some young people who are having their first dental appointment, and levar discusses other cultures customs regarding loose teeth. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite, baba wague. I lost my tooth in africa shows prejudice by describing an african village which has not been modernized much.
The recess queen by alexis oneill and laura huliskabeith duration. I lost my tooth in africa printables, classroom activities. Happily this happens, and even better, the chickens lay eggs. Realistic contemporary fiction picture book multicultural. This time the tooth fairy seemed to be all straightened out. Levar talks to young people about physical changes while growing up and attends a quinceaneraa traditional mexican comingofage party held on a young girls 15th birthday. It includes a formative tracker of student responses, as well as critical thinking questions, annotation notes and a written student response. Diakite teamed up with his daughter penda, who was 12 at the time, to publish i lost my tooth in africa, a warm family story about the african tooth fairy. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the african tooth fairy, who will. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite goodreads. At the end of the book, a glossary, african song, and an authentic recipe is provided for readers. I lost my tooth in africa pslv childrens literature resource site. The book, i lost my tooth in africa, by penda diakite, is great because i liked the illustrations, the plot, and the point of view. Aminas family is visiting relatives in mali, and shes hopeful that.
Penda, the author, and amina, the subject of her older sisters book, are the children of the inventive malian authorillustrator who has shared his culture through retellings of traditional folktales and creative ceramictile illustrations with distinctive borders. Mar 20, 2014 i lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite is a multicultural childrens fable book that is about an african american girl, amina, loosing her tooth. I lost my tooth in africa nicole bosi teaching with. Kgr 4this story recounts a childs visit to mali, where she loses her tooth. The book challenges children to consider that losing teeth occurs in the life of all children around the world, but moves them beyond the notion of the tooth fairy practices of western culture.
Amina loses her tooth while on vacation in mali, but instead of a visit from the tooth fairy, she gets a chicken. Jan 01, 2005 i lost my tooth in africa, written by penda diakite is a picture book depicting life and culture in mali, africa. His first picture book, a retelling of one of his grandmothers fables called the hunterman and the crocodile, was named a coretta scott king honor book. Ccbc recommended books cooperative childrens book center. I highly recommend this book for k2 grades, because they are losing all their baby teeth during that time. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the african tooth. After reading this book, children will have good insight as to what life is like in mali, africa.
The story is the account of one little girl who travels to visit her. We have made it easy for you to find a pdf ebooks without any digging. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite librarything. My dad says if you lose a tooth in africa and put it under a gourd, you will get a chicken from the african tooth fairy so i try tricks with my. Now the father uses his art detailing village life in mali to illustrate a story written by his elder daughter when she was eight. Based on a true story, a little girl on a visit to mali eagerly awaits a visit from the african tooth fairy. In the book by baba wague diakite, a young girl loses her tooth while visiting family in africa. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the african tooth fairy. Her main concern throughout the story is for her loose tooth that she hopes to wriggle free. Pdf download i lost my tooth in africa download full.
Baba wague diakite while visiting her fathers family in mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the african tooth fairy. I read this story a few years ago because it was such a favorite book in my library. The illustrations help bring a full meaning for the text, but still leave room for inferring. More than anything, amina wants to lose her loose tooth while visiting her family in mali, west africa. Dec 11, 2007 the book challenges children to consider that losing teeth occurs in the life of all children around the world, but moves them beyond the notion of the tooth fairy practices of western culture. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public.
She is so excited and waits to lose her tooth for a while. I lost my tooth in africa, written by penda diakite is a picture book depicting life and culture in mali, africa. Coretta scott king honor authorartist baba wague diakite and his 12yearold daughter, penda, create a charming, original adventure story about losing a first. Book focus decemberjanuary 2005 i lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite illustrated by baba wague diakite to be published january 2006. I lost my tooth in africa printables, classroom activities, teacher. These days were reading my tooth is about to fall out by grace maccarone bobby schaeffer. One of my favorite lines in i lost my tooth in africa is when amina says my dad says if you lose a tooth in africa and put it under a gourd, you will get a chicken from the african tooth fairy. I lost my tooth in africa is a great read for children in early elementary, during the time when tooth loosing is common. In spring of 1997, we took a chance on publishing baba wague diakites first book, the hunterman and the crocodile. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite and baba wague diakite. The story of a girl who loses her tooth while visiting family in africa and the special surprise the african tooth fairy brings her. I really enjoyed watching my students of all cultural.
So she puts it under a gourd and gets two chickens from the tooth fairy. After reading i lost my tooth in africa use this memory matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the books vocabulary words. In the african tradition, she places the tooth under a gourd and in return gets two chickens from the tooth fairy. But will the eggs hatch before its time to return home to america. Amina, the main character, from portland, oregon, goes to visit family in mali. I lost my tooth in africa paperback out of stock inspired by her little sister when they returned to america from visiting their family in mali, west africa, penda diakit joins forces with her coretta scott king honorwinning father for this story about a special. First, the illustrations were colorful and culturally detailed, such as the clothing that was worn and the way they huddled around each other for. Booklist explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. This is a detailed 4 or 5day lesson plan of a close read of the picture book, i lost my tooth in africa. After hearing of the tooth fairy, noodles decides he would like a treat from the tooth fairy but cant find his tooth. Dec 01, 2008 i lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite, is a colorful, thoughtful book. Worlds of words, overall, this is a fairly good book, however it does show some examples of prejudice. The book i lost my tooth in africa is read about a young girl who loses her first tooth while visiting her fathers family in africa, and how the tooth fairy tradition is different in other countries.
I lost my tooth in africa paperback out of stock inspired by her little sister when they returned to america from visiting their family in mali, west africa, penda diakit joins forces with her coretta scott king honorwinning father for this story about a special treat brought to one little girl by the african tooth fairy. In this fresh, spontaneous story that is infused with. This book is based on the authors sister when they visited africa. It came to me as a little dummy via a freelancer who was working for scholastic productions at the time, on the magic school bus. Aminas family is visiting relatives in mali, and shes hopeful that her loose tooth will fall out before they have to return home to oregon. Read book pdf online pdf download i lost my tooth in africa download full ebook. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite illustrated by baba wague diakite. How to make portraits 4, hp nonstop server security a practical handbook 1st edition, and many other ebooks. Her grandmother models the familys practice of putting a lost tooth under a gourd. I lost my tooth in africa written by penda diakite based on a true story, a little girl on a visit to mali eagerly awaits a visit from the african tooth fairy. I bought this book for my 5 12 because were traveling to mali where the story takes place. Title of a book, article or other published item this. Children who are in the stage of losing their baby teeth will enjoy hearing about other customs and the african tooth fairy.
Each new game presents a new set of randomly selected words. Amina is a girl who lost her tooth in africa and gets two chickens for it from an african tooth fairy. In that book when the child lost a tooth they got a. Instead of coins, she finds her tooth is replaced with a hen and rooster, which proves to be eventful throughout her time in africa. At some point between our trips to swaziland, we checked out a book from the library called, i lost my tooth in africa. I lost my tooth in africa pslv childrens literature. The hunterman and the crocodile, was named a coretta scott king honor book.
He comes up with a creative way to solve the problem. I lost my tooth in africa multicultural childrens literature. I lost my tooth in africa by penda diakite coretta scott king honor authorartist baba wague diakite and his 12yearold daughter, penda, create a charming, original adventure story about losing a first tooth while visiting family in mali. I lost my tooth in africa, written by a girl and illustrated by her father, tells the tale of a young girl who loses a tooth while visiting her fathers family in africa. Amina tells of her time spent in africa on a family visit. After she hides it under a calabash, she waits for the african tooth fairy to replace it with a chicken. If my class is covering a unit on africa, we could read the story aloud together and then discuss how the people in the story are different from us and are similar to us. Story about a special treat brought to one little girl visiting mali by the african tooth fairy. First, the illustrations were colorful and culturally detailed, such as the clothing that was worn and the way they huddled around each other for family gatherings and their braided hair and the orange sandy. Caroline put the tooth in the little tooth pillow and the next morning she had more emalengeni waiting for her. Buy a cheap copy of i lost my tooth in africa book by penda diakite.