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The No. 1 Car Spotter
Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is Number 1. He's the Number 1 car spotter in his village.The Number 1 car spotter in the world! The start of an exciting new series about the irresistible Number 1, whose hobby is car spotting, but who is good at solving all sorts of problems for his village.
Paperback, 110 pages
Published
September 1st 2011
by Kane/Miller Book Publishers
(first published September 6th 2010)
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There is No. 1 in the village, his name is Oluwalase Babatunde Benson. He is the number one car spotter. He can spot cars and tell the make of a car just by listening to their engines sounds. The No. 1 car spotter comes to the rescue when the village cart breaks and there is no way to get products to the market. He uses his knowledge of cars to convert a Corolla to a Cow-rolla.
Reading this book brought back memories of when I was growing up in my village. There weren't many cars in the village a...more
Reading this book brought back memories of when I was growing up in my village. There weren't many cars in the village a...more
Atinuke is the author of the excellent Anna Hibiscus series, but while sweet, I believe this title will have less appeal to children in the United States. The beginning chapter is all right, but then the author delves too deeply into dialect and culture without a bridge for those of us who need a helping hand. I could figure out what was going on or what was meant by a particular turn of phrase but your average 7 or 8-year-old reader will have a harder time. The story is a series of connected ad...more
When I discovered the amazing, remarkable, one-of-a-kind, never before seen Anna Hibiscus books by Atinuke last year I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It just didn't seem possible. A contemporary early chapter book set on the continent of Africa? To understand how rare this was visit your local library sometime. Ask for fiction about Africa that takes place today for early readers. Specify that you'd rather not take out a work of older fiction that's deadly serious, but rather something lig...more
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Realistic fiction, global, Nigeria, family, easy reading novel for grades 2-3
Number 1 spots every vehicle that enters his village. He knows every make and model from Audi to Ford to Toyota. Each of his family members have nick names that portray their talents from his cousin Coca Cola who quickly collects soft drinks from the river (where they are cooling) for tourists to Auntie fine fine who is fine and No. 1 because he spots the tourists or visitors to their compound so quickly.
This would be...more
Number 1 spots every vehicle that enters his village. He knows every make and model from Audi to Ford to Toyota. Each of his family members have nick names that portray their talents from his cousin Coca Cola who quickly collects soft drinks from the river (where they are cooling) for tourists to Auntie fine fine who is fine and No. 1 because he spots the tourists or visitors to their compound so quickly.
This would be...more
Clearly, Atinuke is a born storyteller. In this title, she provides plenty of cultural details and follows the adventures of one individual whose daily life is filled with enough noteworthy material to inspire several books. What I particularly like is that her material is drawn from commonplace, everyday occurrences in the lives of ordinary folks such as No. 1. Although his birth name is Oluwalase Babatunde Benson, his family calls him No. 1 because he is good at spotting the cars that head tow...more
From the first sentence we were transported from a messy, boys bedroom, somewhere in the UK, to the hot, dusty plains of Africa. By the second sentence we had discovered a central character we could recognise and like. By the third, we were no longer noticing sentences. I thought this book was wonderful. The characters so true to life, adults and children both, and the setting and culture so rich. My son loved it too. Tomorrow he wants to google a 'firebird', to see what they really look like.
As much as I enjoy Atinuke's Anna Hibiscus books, this one is even better! Well, it's a better start to a new series (hint, hint!! Hope so!!) than the first Anna book was. It's got great cultural details, good characterization, terrific insight into family relations--and all in an easy, early-chapter-book format. Atinuke's storytelling skills come through clearly; this book will make a great read aloud as well as an independent read for early elementary students.
This was a very fun book by the author of the Anna Hibiscus Series. I read this to my boys at bedtime. My eldest enjoyed it so much after the first night that he had to read ahead & finish it first! A great way to introduce my kids to the similarities and differences of their life and a boy their age in a rural village in Africa.
You can tell that author Atinuke is a storyteller. The sing song cadence of her writing with a mix of Nigerian and English beg to be read aloud. A playful, but honest portrayal of village life.
This is an adorable story - the main character is charming and so true to life. Great for showing a different cultural perspective on daily life in a fun and positive way.
Delightful, fun story set in contemporary Africa by the author of the Anna Hibiscus stories.
Excellent. Glimpse into modern day rural Africa told from a child's perspective.
JF Ati
- 3rd grade - up
- village in Africa
- great names, easy story
- 3rd grade - up
- village in Africa
- great names, easy story
Very cute. The language may make it a tougher read for some children.
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I really with that I could have Atinuke read this entire book to me: http://youtu.be/jwvi9MqjaLQ
The Bud really liked No. 1, and wants me to bring home the next book about him tomorrow.
The Bud really liked No. 1, and wants me to bring home the next book about him tomorrow.
Loved it! Will recommend to my students.
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