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My review of 'The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia's Mask' by O. T Begho
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Title: The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia’s Mask
Author: O. T Begho
Publisher: Evolution Media
Number of pages: 120
Type of Book: Fiction, adventure, African
Genre: Chapter Book
Age: 8 - 12
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Obi-Titi-Queen-Idias/dp/0955496640
Price: $9.99
MY SUMMARY
Author: O. T Begho
Publisher: Evolution Media
Number of pages: 120
Type of Book: Fiction, adventure, African
Genre: Chapter Book
Age: 8 - 12
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Obi-Titi-Queen-Idias/dp/0955496640
Price: $9.99
MY SUMMARY
This book is the fourth in a chapter book series about Ancient Africa. In this book, Obi and Titi must warn Queen Kehinde that she is in imminent danger but their plans are continuously thwarted by assassins.
With the help of a masked rider who turns out to be a young girl named Idia (named after Queen Idia) and her mask which helps her see a few minutes into the future, Obi and the Titi must overcome the tyrant Ezomo and a giant man-eating spider to get to the Queen.
THUMBS UP AND DOWN
UP: I struggled to find the highlights of this book because I was a bit offended by the disservice to Queen Idia. It was well-written and easy to read. It had some humourous bits and it does give a bit of insight into life in Ancient Yoruba land.
It has all the makings of a good adventure series and would have been much better if it had left the African part out of it, rather than giving ambiguous information. It features a mini vocabulary list and another list of African facts.
DOWN: I struggled to get to the end of this book because I don’t know how to abandon a book halfway. I had bought this with the hope of adding to my research library on Queen Idia but I was sorely disappointed.
First of all, Queen Idia was mentioned in about 8 out of 120 pages and the mask was a piece of wood with magical powers. I also feel like the facts were mixed up.
Young readers will not be able to tell which bits of the story were fiction and which were nonfiction and the academic in me found that really stressful.
There was a lot of telling and not enough showing but I guess I was particularly annoyed because I have a great deal of respect for Queen Idia and what the pendant mask represents and this book just basically trampled all over her.
Matters came to a head when I found grammatical errors.
RATING
HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK
- Read an excerpt here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Obi-Titi-Queen-Idias/dp/0955496640 (use the Look Inside function)
CHALLENGE: The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia’s Mask
CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)
RATING
HAVE FUN WITH THIS BOOK
- Read an excerpt here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Obi-Titi-Queen-Idias/dp/0955496640 (use the Look Inside function)
CHALLENGE: The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia’s Mask
CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)
- Write a 500-word essay on Queen Idia and the pendant mask.
Send your answers to [email protected].
Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 8 – 12 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.
Send your answers to [email protected].
Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 8 – 12 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.
Answers must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 29th 2020.
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