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A review by ljrinaldi
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul
4.0
This might sound like a strange name for a picture book. The first thing I thought was, "Shouldn't there be an "a" in there, so that the title is "I am a Farmer".
But, once you read the book, you understand, because this is the story of Tantoh Nforba, who goes by the name of Farmer. Despite, or inspite of being well educated at school, he felt that it was more important to work with the farmers, then to get a easy desk job in the city. He took the experience that his grandmother had taught him, and what he learned at school, and later at university, and showed the people how to conserve water, and how to keep it clean enough to drink, while still having it available for their crops.
This is the story of Tantoh Nforba, but it is also the story of Cameroon, forgotten about, perhaps, by the Western world, but Nforba goes from village to village, teaching them how to conserve, and thrive. He shares his knowledge, rather than keeping it to just his relatives.
This picture his showing him as a child, loving the soil and farming.
And this picture shows what happens when you drink bad water. He came down with a water borne illness, typhoid, that took seven years to get well from.
Highly recommended for schools and libraries. A great way to learn about water conservation, as well as Cameroon.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
But, once you read the book, you understand, because this is the story of Tantoh Nforba, who goes by the name of Farmer. Despite, or inspite of being well educated at school, he felt that it was more important to work with the farmers, then to get a easy desk job in the city. He took the experience that his grandmother had taught him, and what he learned at school, and later at university, and showed the people how to conserve water, and how to keep it clean enough to drink, while still having it available for their crops.
This is the story of Tantoh Nforba, but it is also the story of Cameroon, forgotten about, perhaps, by the Western world, but Nforba goes from village to village, teaching them how to conserve, and thrive. He shares his knowledge, rather than keeping it to just his relatives.
This picture his showing him as a child, loving the soil and farming.
And this picture shows what happens when you drink bad water. He came down with a water borne illness, typhoid, that took seven years to get well from.
Highly recommended for schools and libraries. A great way to learn about water conservation, as well as Cameroon.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.