The Children of Mankoadze: Our Village

The first of a series of books for both children and adults that will aquaint you with some of the rich traditions and cultures of the Ghanaian people.
Pictures in the book were passionately drawn by children of the village of Gomoa Mankoadze, Ghana, in an attampt to show the world outside some of the riches of growing up in traditional Ghana. The children, all between the ages of ten and thirteen, had no previous experience with this kind of art, but could instantly produce these wonderful and unique works, showing an enormous amount of talent yet untapped.