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by Kimmoly Rice- Ogletree (Author), Madam Victoria (Author), Konko Village Third-Graders (Author)
C is for Cocoa is an exciting and unique alphabet book for all ages about Ghana, West Africa, and the people, food, plants, and animals in its environment, based on suggestions by the 3rd grade students of Timber Junction-Nkwanta School in Konko Village, in the Eastern Region. The book was created through a literacy project undertaken by Authors Caroline Brewer and Kimmoly Rice-Ogletree. Every book purchase is a donation that allows us to donate this book to Konko Village children and other school children in Ghana, and provide free lunches to Konko students.
Author Biography
Caroline Brewer is an international education consultant and author of 10 books, who has made presentations, including professional development training, to nearly 25,000 teachers, students, parents, and librarians, including at the Indiana Department of Education, and at the Accra, Ghana Region's first Global Literacy Summit. One of her children's books, The Jelani Tree, is featured in the children's literature course at Felician College in New Jersey, alongside Harry Potter and various classics. As a newspaper journalist, she was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and served on two Pulitzer Prize juries. Her first Sunday features column for The Record Newspaper was entered into the U.S. Congressional Record. Kimmoly Rice-Ogletree is President and Founder of the Life Institute for Excellence, LLC, and the Elite Female Mentoring Organization. Mrs. Rice-Ogletree is an entrepreneur, international speaker, published author, and teen success coach. She is an exceptional motivator, full of life and passion. Ms. Rice-Ogletree is the creator of the Elite Female Mentoring Success Manual, which offers practical tools to assist teenage girls in reaching their full potential. The curriculum has garnered national attention and was recently introduced to a girls empowerment program in Ghana, where it is now being taught.
