Man-Man and the Tree of Memories chapter book and activity pack
Man-Man and the Tree of Memories chapter book and activity pack
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A story of dance, celebration, carnival and slavery, about a family understanding their past to change the future
Young readers aged 8+ will be gripped by Man-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe, plus they'll have fun with the accompanying activity pack, which we created for Parrot Street Book Club subscribers in June 2025.
“Joyous, colourful and though-provoking, Man-Man and the Tree of Memories is both a celebration of Black culture and an introduction to the concept of generational trauma for young readers, all wrapped up in a thrilling magical family adventure. We loved it!”
~Sarah
Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again.
Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tongued sister Panama, to a place in between, the Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage. As they gather around the sacred Tree of Memories, he witnesses many slaves, captives whose pain and anguish and longing is held by the tree. Man-man understands how this is draining his mother and how he must help her back to the freedom stolen from his ancestors.
Yaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in London with her husband. She has been nominated for the Distinguished Woman of African Cinema award. She is the author of A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars, Wolf Light, and Lionheart Girl .
The activity pack includes book club-style questions to ponder and a recipe for cornbread. You'll create a memory tree, solve our hat-inspired word puzzle and design a carnival costume, alongside jokes, facts and further reading recommendations.
Activity packs are a handy A5 size and printed on uncoated paper which is fully recyclable.
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Our packs are wrapped in a simple paper sleeve and sent out in a cardboard book wrap – we would be so grateful if you could recycle both.
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We are a monthly book subscription by post for children aged 5 to 14, focused on helping families discover new and different chapter books.
This title was sent to subscribers in the Cockatoo reading group, aged roughly 8 to 12.
