Book review: 'Chike and the River' by Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe's "Chike and the River" reads with the directness of a folk tale, even though it's set in the modern world. Originally published in 1966, eight years after the author's ...
Book review: Chike and the River, By Chinua Achebe
Book review: Chike and the River, By Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe's novel, Chike and the River, perfectly displays the idea of working to achieve a dream. Although this novel is considered fiction, children can easily relate to the characters in the novel. Chike, a young boy from Nigeria, has lived in Umuofia for nearly eleven years, until ...
Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe
Read 137 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This is a children's book, sweet as a folk-tale from the author of Things Fall Apart ... Basically a long-ish children's book, 'Chike and the River' unfolds with all the simplicity and wide-eyed wonder of a parable or a fable, gently moralizing along the way. It it arrives at ...
Book Review: Chike and the River, by Chinua Achebe
Much more welcoming for all of us is his long-lost children's book, Chike and the River, just getting a very belated reissue next week. Originally published in South Africa in 1966, it finally ...
Chike and the River
He is used to being pampered and being kept within the house, and then he goes and discovers the river on a trip to the city. That wakes up this taste, or quest, for a deeper understanding of life. I think the encounter with that element, water, actually opens the window to him developing a kind of internal philosophy of life.
Chike and the River
Chike and the River. Chike and the River is a children's story by Chinua Achebe. It was first published in South Africa in the year 1966 by Cambridge University Press, [1] with illustrations by Prue Theobalds, and was the first of several children's stories Achebe would write. The latest reprint has a cover design by Victor Ekpuk.
Summary and reviews of Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe
This information about Chike and the River was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter.Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. The reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication.
Chike and the River: Review
Chike and the River By Chinua Achebe Anchor Books Review by Deatra Haime Anderson. Originally published in South Africa in 1966, Chinua Achebe's children's book Chike and the River finally makes its debut here in the United States. Part escapade, part fable, it is a simple but engaging story of 11-year old Chike who struggles to adapt to city life when he moves from the village of Umuofia ...
Review: Chike And The River by Chinua Achebe
Title: Chike And The River by Chinua Achebe Published: August 9, 2011 Publisher: Anchor Rating: 4/5 Genre: Children's Literature Source: Library Format: Soft cover Pages: 98 Buy: Amazon The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba.
Book Review: Chike and the River
More than 40 years ago, when Chinua Achebe's daughter started preschool in Nigeria, the internationally famous author of Things Fall Apart discovered that all the school texts for African children were written by Westerners. To right this imbalance, Achebe created this short novel, Chike and the River, first published as a pamphlet in 1966, the story of a Nigerian boy who overcomes fear and ...
Chike and the River
The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba. But where would he get the money? He did not know. Still, he hoped.Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there.
Chike and the River
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and terrifying ...
Book Review of Chike And The River by Chinua Achebe
Book Review by Kam Williams. "Chike was now 11 years-old, and he had never left his village. Then one day his mother told him that he would be going to Onitsha in the new year to live with his uncle…. At first Chike was full of joy. He was tired of living in a bush village and wanted to see a big city…. But when the time actually came for ...
Chike and the River
Still, he hoped."Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and ...
Book review: 'Chike and the River' by Chinua Achebe
For Chike, such strangeness is at the heart of everything, even as he goes to school and makes friends. This gives his fascination with the river an aspect of the elemental, as if here, at least ...
Chike and the River
Chike grew up in Umuofia with his mother and sisters. Before he left for Onitsha, his mother warned him never to go to the big River Niger. Chike was keen to visit the river. He requested money from his uncle, who refused. Whilst in Onitsha, he washed cars and got the money. He paid a boat fare to cross the big River Niger. Whilst on the other side, he lost track of time and missed the last ...
Chike and the River
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and terrifying ...
Amazon.com: Chike and the River: 9780307473868: Achebe, Chinua: Books
Once he finally makes it across the river, Chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Chike and the River is a magical tale of boundaries, bravery, and growth, by Chinua Achebe, one of the world's most beloved and admired storytellers. Read more.
Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe
Once he finally makes it across the river, Chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Chike and the River is a magical tale of boundaries, bravery, and growth, by Chinua Achebe, one of the world's most beloved and admired storytellers. Ages 6-8.
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CHIKE AND THE RIVER. This is a simple, powerful and hopeful story that provides an inside view into Nigeria and Africa. Chike and the River (originally published in South Africa by Cambridge University Press in 1966) tells the tale of a young man who leaves his small village of Umuofia to live with his uncle in the "big city" of Onitsha ...
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Chike and The River
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Chinua Achebe (/ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbɛ/, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November 1930 - 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) was considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of ...
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Chinua Achebe's "Chike and the River" reads with the directness of a folk tale, even though it's set in the modern world. Originally published in 1966, eight years after the author's ...
Book review: Chike and the River, By Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe's novel, Chike and the River, perfectly displays the idea of working to achieve a dream. Although this novel is considered fiction, children can easily relate to the characters in the novel. Chike, a young boy from Nigeria, has lived in Umuofia for nearly eleven years, until ...
Read 137 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This is a children's book, sweet as a folk-tale from the author of Things Fall Apart ... Basically a long-ish children's book, 'Chike and the River' unfolds with all the simplicity and wide-eyed wonder of a parable or a fable, gently moralizing along the way. It it arrives at ...
Much more welcoming for all of us is his long-lost children's book, Chike and the River, just getting a very belated reissue next week. Originally published in South Africa in 1966, it finally ...
He is used to being pampered and being kept within the house, and then he goes and discovers the river on a trip to the city. That wakes up this taste, or quest, for a deeper understanding of life. I think the encounter with that element, water, actually opens the window to him developing a kind of internal philosophy of life.
Chike and the River. Chike and the River is a children's story by Chinua Achebe. It was first published in South Africa in the year 1966 by Cambridge University Press, [1] with illustrations by Prue Theobalds, and was the first of several children's stories Achebe would write. The latest reprint has a cover design by Victor Ekpuk.
This information about Chike and the River was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter.Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. The reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication.
Chike and the River By Chinua Achebe Anchor Books Review by Deatra Haime Anderson. Originally published in South Africa in 1966, Chinua Achebe's children's book Chike and the River finally makes its debut here in the United States. Part escapade, part fable, it is a simple but engaging story of 11-year old Chike who struggles to adapt to city life when he moves from the village of Umuofia ...
Title: Chike And The River by Chinua Achebe Published: August 9, 2011 Publisher: Anchor Rating: 4/5 Genre: Children's Literature Source: Library Format: Soft cover Pages: 98 Buy: Amazon The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba.
More than 40 years ago, when Chinua Achebe's daughter started preschool in Nigeria, the internationally famous author of Things Fall Apart discovered that all the school texts for African children were written by Westerners. To right this imbalance, Achebe created this short novel, Chike and the River, first published as a pamphlet in 1966, the story of a Nigerian boy who overcomes fear and ...
The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba. But where would he get the money? He did not know. Still, he hoped.Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there.
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and terrifying ...
Book Review by Kam Williams. "Chike was now 11 years-old, and he had never left his village. Then one day his mother told him that he would be going to Onitsha in the new year to live with his uncle…. At first Chike was full of joy. He was tired of living in a bush village and wanted to see a big city…. But when the time actually came for ...
Still, he hoped."Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and ...
For Chike, such strangeness is at the heart of everything, even as he goes to school and makes friends. This gives his fascination with the river an aspect of the elemental, as if here, at least ...
Chike grew up in Umuofia with his mother and sisters. Before he left for Onitsha, his mother warned him never to go to the big River Niger. Chike was keen to visit the river. He requested money from his uncle, who refused. Whilst in Onitsha, he washed cars and got the money. He paid a boat fare to cross the big River Niger. Whilst on the other side, he lost track of time and missed the last ...
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn't have the sixpence he needs to pay for the ferry ride. With the help of his friend S.M.O.G., he embarks on a series of adventures to help him get there. Along the way, he is exposed to a range of new experiences that are both thrilling and terrifying ...
Once he finally makes it across the river, Chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Chike and the River is a magical tale of boundaries, bravery, and growth, by Chinua Achebe, one of the world's most beloved and admired storytellers. Read more.
Once he finally makes it across the river, Chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Chike and the River is a magical tale of boundaries, bravery, and growth, by Chinua Achebe, one of the world's most beloved and admired storytellers. Ages 6-8.
CHIKE AND THE RIVER. This is a simple, powerful and hopeful story that provides an inside view into Nigeria and Africa. Chike and the River (originally published in South Africa by Cambridge University Press in 1966) tells the tale of a young man who leaves his small village of Umuofia to live with his uncle in the "big city" of Onitsha ...
Amazon.com: Cambridge 11: Chike and the River: 9780521701549: Achebe, Chinua: Books. Skip to main content.us. Delivering to Lebanon 66952 Update location ... Book reviews & recommendations : IMDb Movies, TV & Celebrities: IMDbPro Get Info Entertainment Professionals Need: Kindle Direct Publishing Indie Digital & Print Publishing
Children's Shelf ReviewThis is a review of the book 'Chike and The River' written by Chinua Achebe. Watch as Agent D reviews this classic literature and get ...
Chinua Achebe (/ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbɛ/, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November 1930 - 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) was considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of ...
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