Adwoa Badoe
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Adwoa Badoe is a Ghanaian teacher, writer, and dancer based in Canada.
Biography
[edit]Adwoa was born in Ghana.[1][2] She studied Human biology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and qualified as a doctor.[1][2] She moved to Canada after her tertiary education in Ghana but was unable to practice as a doctor because she had to study the programme again in Canada to qualify as a doctor in Canada.[2] She subsequently switched attention to her childhood interests, writing and storytelling.[1][2] She developed her interest in writing as result of her passion to want to share stories she heard growing up.[1][2] Aside from writing, she attends various cultural festivals around the world. She is also a dance instructor[1][2] and she organises African dance workshops for schools and libraries in her community.[2] She is the niece of Ghanaian writer, Kate Abbam.
Works
[edit]Badoe has authored many books in her writing career. Her books have been reviewed by newspapers such as the Toronto Star.[2] Some of her works include;
- Crabs for Dinner, (1995);[1][3]
- The Queen's New Shoes, (1998);[1]
- Street Girls: The Project, (2001);[4]
- The Pot of Wisdom, (2001);[1][5]
- Nana's Cold Days, (2002);[1][6]
- Ok to Be Sad, (2005);[7]
- Today Child; Long As There Is Love, (2005);[8]
- Histórias de Ananse, (with Baba Wagué Diakité and Marcelo Pen) (2006);[9]
- Between Sisters, (2012);[10]
- Aluta, (2016).[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Yellin, David (12 May 2017). Sharing the Journey: Literature for Young Children: Literature for Young Children. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-81297-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada : a Contemporary Directory. Who's Who in Black Canada. ISBN 978-0-9731384-2-9.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (1995). Crabs for Dinner. Sister Vision. ISBN 978-0-920813-27-0.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2001). Street Girls: The Project. Smartline.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2008). The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-869-9.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2009). Nana's Cold Days. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-937-5.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2005). Ok to Be Sad. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-6306-7.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (3 February 2005). Today Child; Long As There Is Love. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-95423-2.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa; Diakité, Baba Wagué; Pen, Marcelo (2006). Histórias de Ananse (in Portuguese). SM. ISBN 978-85-7675-135-9.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2012). Between Sisters. Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-88899-997-9.
- ^ Badoe, Adwoa (1 September 2016). Aluta (in Arabic). Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55498-818-1.