THE SEVEN SECRET GATES OF YORUBALAND

A Journey Through the Great Cities Built from Earth

von Ope Temi

190 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Seven gates. Seven symbols. Seven days to rescue a missing aunt-and save the stories buried beneath Yorubaland.Eleven-year-old Morẹ́nikẹ́ "Nike" Adeyẹmi understands Yoruba better than she speaks it. During a family holiday in Ìjẹ̀bú-Ode, a cousin laughs at her pronunciation, making Nike wonder whether she truly belongs to the heritage she loves.Then Aunt Rónké, an archaeologist studying an ancient earthwork, mysteriously disappears.Inside her room, Nike and her brother Dáre discover a magical clay map connecting the great earth cities of Yorubaland. Guided by Àjàpá-a boastful talking tortoise with a red cap and an enormous appetite-the children enter the mysterious Earth Road.Their journey carries them from sacred Ilé-Ifẹ̀ to the forest paths of Sungbo's Eredo, the markets of Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé, northern farming settlements and the historic gateways of Abẹ́òkúta. To find their aunt, they must recover seven powerful symbols before the Forgetting Crack erases the workers, families and communities who shaped history.But the Crack offers Nike something dangerously tempting: a simple answer to every difficult question.Can she find the courage to honour oral traditions while following archaeological evidence? Can she save Aunt Rónké without allowing fear to control her? And can one child help an entire generation remember?Filled with mystery, humour, Yoruba culture, magical adventures, African foods, music, clothing and unforgettable call-and-response songs, The Seven Secret Gates of Yorubaland celebrates identity, emotional courage and the extraordinary achievements of Africa's historic communities.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798173594594
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published