Nkechi Orabuchi-Fluker is a first-generation Nigerian-American born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in Texas. Her parents have instilled the importance of reading and education in her life. As a child, she wrote various short stories and created comic illustrations. Nkechi was a creative middle school math teacher for 11 years and has worked with teaching preschool children how to read using phonics. She also has her Ph.D. in Child Development, and currently writes poetry.
She continues to be in the educational field as an advisor to families and as an educational consultant to educators and families. Being in the educational field for over 13 years has helped her support students’ educational needs successfully. In writing this book, she wanted to help Igbo children and those interested in the language to learn Igbo in a fun way while yet preserving the language through generations to come. She continues to write to help children of color be represented in literature but more specifically keeping the Igbo language alive.
Nkechi currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and son.
Abiidii Igbo Alphabet: An Igbo English Learning book is her debut children’s book.
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