Chike and the river book

Chike and the river chinua achebe page 4 read online. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chike and the river. Elevenyearold chike longs to cross the niger river to the city of asaba, but he. It is the story of the 11year old chike who is taken from his. Chike and the river is a sixtypage chapter book intended for middle readers with illustrations by prue theobalds. Read chike and the river by chinua achebe available from rakuten kobo. Midwestern nigeria, a midsummer nights dream, the isle of man. When an elevenyearold nigerian boy leaves his small village to live with his uncle in the city, he is exposed to a range of new experiences and becomes fascinated with crossing the niger river on a ferry boat. Chike s river typifies all our aspirations and his adventures will help children. Buy a cheap copy of chike and the river book by chinua achebe. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free. Once there was a quarrel between a little bird and the river.

Chike and the river 1966 is one of achebes books for children published by heinemann educational books, nigeria, in 1966. Chike and the river is a childrens story by chinua achebe. In chike and the river, young readers get an intimate look at african life, learn about the niger river, and connect with chike as if he is their own sibling. Tenderly touching on a litany of themes ranging from loneliness to curiosity to survival to a quest for redemption, chike and the river is a. Chike and the river which forms the corpus of our critical investigation is a book for children whose publication was influenced by christopher okigbo. Chike so liked the story that he added bits to improve it. The more chike saw the ferryboats the more he wanted to make the trip. Edel rodriguez when an elevenyearold nigerian boy leaves his small village to live with his uncle in the city, he is exposed to a range of new experiences and becomes fascinated with crossing the niger river on a. In my case,it was not a deisre to cross a river but to become every character i read about in a book. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library.

Achebes prose is his ability to make a reader feel like an omniscient sprite on chike s shoulder. Buy chike and the river by chinua achebe online at alibris. Sep 23, 2011 but chike dreams of going even further. Chike, a nigerian boy, moves from his native village of umuofia to the city of onitsha to live with his uncle. Chike and the river english by chinua achebe, 9780521146982, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Chike and the river by chinua achebe africa book club. Chikes school days study guide from litcharts the creators. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Chike and the river chinua achebe read online free books. Whilst on the other side, he lost track of time and. Chike and the river ebook written by chinua achebe. Originally published in 1966, eight years after the authors landmark novel things fall apart, it is the first of his four childrens books, the story of a boy named chike who yearns to cross the niger river, for no other reason than to see whats on the other side. She once told a story about a little bird and the river niger. He rarely spoke and never laughed except when he drank cold beer or palm wine with his neighbor, mr.

Chike and the river ebook by chinua achebe rakuten kobo. Achebe things fall apart published chike and the river in 1966, to correct what he, then a new father, saw as a dearth of literature reflecting the lives of black african. Whilst in onitsha, he washed cars and got the money. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. It was first published in 1966 by cambridge university press, with illustrations by prue theobalds, and was the first of several childrens stories achebe would write. Being a nigerian myself,i read this book when i was 10 years old and found that the author understood perfectly what it means to be a child and to want something that appears unattainable. Chike and the river is a charming little tale by nobel prize winner chinua achebe. Originally published in south africa in 1966, chinua achebes childrens book chike and the river finally makes its debut here in the united states. Chike and the river kindle edition by achebe, chinua.

Chike and the river, book by chinua achebe paperback. Chinua achebes chike and the river reads with the directness of a folk tale, even though its set in the modern world. Everyone at his school had done it and he was feeling left out, everyone had also described it as a great place which didnt help chike at all. Chike grew up in umuofia with his mother and sisters. Chike and the river by chinua achebe, edel rodriguez.

Achebe wrote chike and the river in order to provide african schoolchildren with a book whose protagonist is a young boy who shares their cultural background. Chike s river typifies all our aspirations and his adventures will help children everywhere to decide if. His mother had told him to stay away from the niger river. May 05, 2012 once he finally makes it across the river, chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Another book by achebe that is deeply related to chikes school days is chike and the river, which also follows the character of chike as he navigates school for the first time. Chinua achebes chike and the river as a vector of the igbo.

Chike and the river a novelette written for children back in 1966 is now being published in the united states for the first time. Originally published as a childrens book and now debuting in the states as a fable for readers all ages, this light work by the boundlessly talented achebe follows chike, an 11yearold boy whose a. Achebes prose is his ability to make a reader feel like an omniscient sprite on chikes shoulder. Aug 16, 2011 chinua achebes chike and the river reads with the directness of a folk tale, even though its set in the modern world. The language is simplistic, to the extent that the booklet would do well as a childrens book. Chinua achebes chike and the river as a vector of the. The book chike and the river is a novel about a poor boy who grows up in nigeria and wants to cross the river niger. He was tired of living in a bush village and wanted to see a big city. Chike was also pretty good at football and very soon his friends gave him a nickname too.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading chike and the river. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. He did not like to see chike playing with other children. Summary chike leaves his mother and his village of umuofia to settle with his uncle in onitsha where he would school. The title of this book is chike and the river and it was written by chinua achebe. So chikes adventure on the river niger brought him close to danger and then rewarded him with good fortune. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aug 08, 2011 in chike and the river, young readers get an intimate look at african life, learn about the niger river, and connect with chike as if he is their own sibling. Reviewing a 2011 reprint of the book, new york journal of books said.

It was from samuel that chike first heard how easy it was to cross the river niger and come back again. Review by friederike knabe aug 23, 2011 chike is chinua achebes young hero in this gentle, touching story of an elevenyearold nigerian boy who has to leave his village in order to continue his schooling in the big city on the shores of the mighty niger river. Aug 09, 2011 once he finally makes it across the river, chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. In chike and the river, young readers get an intimate look at african life, learn about the. Chike liked the name very much and wrote it in his new reader.

Once he finally makes it across the river, chike realizes that life on the other side is far different from his expectations, and he must find the courage within him to make it home. Chike on the banks of the river chikes uncle was a very strict man. Part escapade, part fable, it is a simple but engaging story of 11year old chike who struggles to adapt to. Chike and the river,though childrens delight,goes to tell the impart the environment can actually have on our lives. Then one day his mother told him that he would be going to onitsha in the new year to live with his uncle at first chike was full of joy. Chike and the river king county library system overdrive. Prue theobalds young chike has a burning desire to go across the river niger, and comes face to face with dangerous robbers. May 08, 2010 chike and the river is a sixtypage chapter book intended for middle readers with illustrations by prue theobalds. Chike and the river is a magical tale of boundaries, bravery, and growth, by chinua achebe, one of the worlds most beloved and admired storytellers.

Originally published in 1966, eight years after the authors landmark novel things fall apart, it is the first of his four childrens books, the story of a boy named chike who yearns to cross the niger river, for no other reason than to see whats on the. Achebe waved his magic wand and made me feel 8 years old again reading the childrens story. Sarah was a great talker and her language was full of vivid pictures. Before he left for onitsha, his mother warned him never to go to the big river niger.