Nii Kwei gets up at 6 o'clock every morning. He helps his sisters and brother tidy up the compound, then he eats a breakfast of coco (corn porridge), bread, fried eggs and a chocolate drink. At 7.30 he goes to school in a taxi. Later, on his way home, he goes to Abraham's material store with his mother. He ends the day playing football with his cousins, back at the compound.

This book is part of the series A Child's Day, photographic information books concentrating on the daily lives and experiences of children in countries around the world, published in association with Oxfam.

 

This book is part of a book series called Childs Day .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Catherine MacNamara studied at Sydney University before moving to Ghana in 1994. This is her first picture book for children. Francis Provencal's photography exhibitions include 'Shadow and Act', Accra, 1997, the Third Meeting of International African Photographers, Bamako, 1998 and Afrique en Creations in Paris in 1998/9. He is co-founder with Catherine McNamara of Nuku Films and the Nuku art gallery in Accra.