| Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother Contributor(s): Salami, Segilola (Author) |
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ISBN: 1533553076 ISBN-13: 9781533553072 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - African |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6" W x 9" (0.20 lbs) 42 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother This is a heart-warming story about the power of a mother's love; truly an ode to women and mothers all over the world. It is a captivating and emotional story that talks about love and loss Follow baby Yetunde as she narrates her mother's ode to her grandmother. It is the Yoruba praise poetry for a mother known as the Oriki Iya. Yetunde is also thrilled and delighted by the ancient Yoruba tale passed down to her by her mother about Labake, a young maiden who was kidnapped to be forced to marry a warrior chief. Will Iya Labake save her child in time? Is Iya Labake just a simple defenceless mother? Or . . .? This is a short story dedicated to past, present and future mothers, a perfect Mother's day present This book is mostly in English and all Yoruba words are translated, so everyone can enjoy the book fully. |