Adjai Robinson
1932-
"Each book that I have written for boys and girls is also a book I have written for myself."
Folk Heritage Adjai Robinson was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa. He grew up listening to local storytellers recount wonderful tales. Years later, Robinson continued the tradition by becoming a storyteller for radio and retelling African folk tales.
Back to Africa Robinson came to the United State to lead workshops about African folklore and to attend Columbia University in New York. In 1975, he returned to Africa, where he became the principal education officer at the Nigeria Teachers Institute. Robinson has published a number of children's books.
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