Children of the Benin Kingdom

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Ada must now travel deep into the forest to discover the ancient Edo kingdom of Benin and use everything within her power to heal the terrible divisions that are tearing the kingdom apart. Pursued by those who want her dead, Ada sets off on an incredible journey which tests her strengths to their limit with just her close friends, the guidance of her ancestors and her own self-belief to help her. My favourite character in this book has to be Ada. This is because she is brave and is really adventurous and she always perseveres. My least favourite character in this book is Chief Iwe because he treats people horribly and is very ungrateful and rude to everyone he comes across. Most of this book is set in a rainforest which is ruled by the Edo people. In real life over a thousand years ago in Nigeria the Edo people lived in a tropical rainforest.

My main characters are called Eze – he is very helpful and caring, and Ade – adventurous and always happy. Which of the characters did you find most interesting? Why?Ada. She liked climbing trees and most people her age can’t do it very well. I found Ada the most interesting character because she is very resilient and brave. I did not really like Mama Ginga because she tries to stop Ada in the forest. Did you enjoy the book? Explain your answer if it is yes or no.Yes. It shows a girl who is ten years old learning a lot of important stuff. What made the history or the time it was set in interesting to you?They did many things we do not do.I did not really learn anything about the past but I did enjoy the story. In the forest was interesting because of all of the animals that were there. Which of the characters did you find most interesting? Why?Papa Eze. He looked after Ada and was an herbalist. This book is adventurous. It is set in a forest. A man takes the ally inside a root and looksfor a golden tree. A person called Mbe helped find the tree and Now oh the Aunt for the Edo rite.

The historical Benin Kingdom is now an option for UK primary teachers at KS2, (ages 7 - 11) and as exciting, accurate historical fiction this is the perfect reader for teachers looking to diversify their history teaching. Was the plot exciting, thought-provoking, serious or light-hearted (or any mixture of these)?Exciting. I would recommend this book to 9-11 year olds who enjoy adventure books. Out of 10 I would rate this 9/10. I would have rated it 10/10 if there was more description in the book because there wasn’t much and it would have made a more clearer image of the book in my head. I thoughtthe book was very interesting because a little girl was lost in the rain forest and an old man took her in and looked after her. I absolutely love this book. It was actually placed in the 12thCentury in a part of West Africa.The plot was exciting because there were lots of cliffhangers and it was light-hearted and serious at different times. The thing that most stands out was the three descriptions of the journey through the forest that Mbe and Ada took.

Was the plot exciting, thought-provoking, serious or light-hearted (or any mixture of these)?Yes! Ada got to explore a lot and do what she wanted to do. Relying on her close friendships, the guidance of her ancestors and her own self-belief, Ada sets off on an incredible journey which tests her strengths to their limit. I think it is good but not the best book but very exciting and lots of twists. The most sad thing is then a main chat then dead.

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But when Papa Eze himself becomes ill, he knows it's time to reveal to Ada her true heritage - time for her to travel deep into the forest to discover the ancient Edo kingdom of Benin, and to use everything within her power to heal the terrible divisions that are tearing the kingdom apart. The story was set in the village, the forest and the Edo kingdom. I learnt that a civilisation (the Ebo civilisation) existed in a rainforest. It sounds like it was an incredible kingdom. I liked that such a unique and fascinating place could actually exist and how the Edos lived. My favourite character was Ada because she was strong, brave, and courageous and has an incredible family past. My least favourite character was Ujo pronounced oo-jor because he betrayed papa Eze and Ada to the Edo king (the sky king) Ogiso. Ienjoyed the book because there’s lots of wildlife in the book. My favourite character is Ada because she has cool adventures. I liked everyone because they were very interesting. The endingmost stood out for me because its very fun and fascinating. I would recommend this book to someone else so they can have a magical timereading this book. This book was very interesting and amazing to read.