Nana Akua Goes To School by Tricia Elam Walker, Read Aloud by Dulce
Channel: Lakeland School
Date: 2021-03-21

Lakeland students in 7th & 8th grade recorded the read-alouds of the children’s books in this playlist in order to celebrate Black stories and uplift the work of Black authors as part of a service-learning project in collaboration with the Black Excellence Committee and the Student Government Association at Lakeland #12. 

Title: Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker

Summary: In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother--whose face bears traditional tribal markings--to meet her classmates. 

Suggested Activities/Discussion Questions: 
1) What makes your grandparent(s) or an elder in your life special?
2) Draw the Adinkra symbols in the book and learn about their meanings.