Le Buntu VillageRead, discuss, pass on
In Ouidah, two friends learn to approach history with respect.
“Respect for history, others and relationships is the key to harmony.”
A respectful immersion into the memory of Door of No Return, adapted for children to understand the importance of roots.
Poetic descriptions and captivating illustrations to travel from home or the classroom.
Deep conversations with the figures of the village, passing on universal values.
Yawa and Adjara are inseparable friends with complementary personalities: one lively and curious, the other thoughtful and wise. A story about Ouidah’s Door of No Return awakens their desire to understand this place of pain and memory. They decide to visit together. As the past becomes more tangible, the visit calls for listening, sensitivity and care. The friends learn that respect embraces history, people and relationships alike, and that it is the key to living together in harmony.
Packs bring several stories together to explore a value over time.
Help children understand that strong relationships are built on truth, respect and genuine human connection.
Bring together essential social skills: telling the truth, giving thanks, cooperating, repairing and respecting.
Offer a balanced introduction to Le Buntu Village through books accessible to several children in the same family.
Build a reading cycle around respect, truth, trust, mutual help and repair within a group.
Highlight the journey through pyramids, gorges, medinas, mountains, places of memory and ancient cities.
“A story can become a root.”
