Kwajo and the Brassman's Secret

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Kwajo's father makes traditional small figures. One day he makes him a little brass drummer who comes alive and transforms Kwajo into a land of proverbs and riddles. It is a land where the figures represent money and the people are citizens in a powerful kingdom. Kwajo is tempted by riches but must first decode a series of riddles and symbols. He falls at the last test but nonetheless learns an important lesson.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Brassman's Secret</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> won </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> 1982. It has become one of the most important children's books in Africa and has been translated into several foreign languages. This is a new edition appearing for the first time with full colour-illustrations.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>