It is a vivid portrait of life in Nigeria, captured in Atinuke’s vivid, accessible prose. The No 1 Car Spotter is an inspiring story of resilience and courage in the face of conflict. 1 car spotter and helps his family in the process. With their help, this determined young boy follows his dreams of becoming the No. Bamgboye.ĭespite the numerous challenges, Ade never gives up hope. But Ade also makes some surprising allies, such as the confident driver Mama Ayo, and the mysterious and wise Dr. He must face the scorn of a ruthless bus driver, the greed of a police officer, and the ire of a local authority figure. To do this, he sets out with his goat Kabari on an adventure that takes him all the way to the bustling city of Lagos.Īlong the way, Ade encounters countless obstacles and setbacks. But first, Ade must get the attention of the bus companies. To help his parents, Ade has a plan – to become a famous “car spotter,” someone paid to watch the cars and report their route. But when his father is injured in an accident on the construction site where he works, Ade’s family is left in financial difficulty. Every day, Ade can be found running along the side of the road, counting and cataloguing the cars that pass by. He lives in the village of Ibeshe, and loves cars. OL19355551W Page_number_confidence 94.90 Pages 100 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201210081524 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 275 Scandate 20201207225627 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781406342925 Tts_version 4.The No 1 Car Spotter by Atinuke tells the story of a young boy from Nigeria named Ade. Urn:lcp:no1carspottergoe0000atin_q6w7:epub:dff366c7-04dd-4e24-869d-c3b3ce5eb56a Foldoutcount 0 Identifier no1carspottergoe0000atin_q6w7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9g54h21f Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781406342925ġ406342920 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.9 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA400073 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:10:21 Associated-names Cadwell, Warwick Johnson, illustrator Boxid IA40011719 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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