Suitabook
Aliko the Farmer
Dorinda Ankrah
African Storybook: original book (opens in a new tab)CC BY 4.0Read Free: Aliko the Farmer on African Storybook (opens in a new tab)
Credits & Licence
Author - Dorinda Ankrah Illustration - Joe Werna Language - English Level - First paragraphs © African Storybook Initiative 2024 Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 Source www.africanstorybook.org Original source
author: Dorinda Ankrah. illustrator: Joe Werna. source_copyright_statements: © African Storybook Initiative 2024.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.
Original Book on African Storybook: Aliko the Farmer (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Read the short passages together, pausing over the crop names. Invite the child to notice details in the pictures and describe which parts of Aliko’s routine they notice.
- Themes
- Pride in farming: Aliko tends a range of crops, rests during the day and sells some produce at harvest; the narrative says he is proud to be a farmer. The story presents Aliko’s pride in his farming work positively, without making broader claims about farmers’ experiences.
- Worth knowing
- It does not dwell on hardship or describe a problem arising from the work.