How Many Donkeys?: An Arabic Counting Tale - Softcover

Read MacDonald, Margaret; Taibah, Nadia Jameel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807534250 ISBN 13: 9780807534250

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2012

Synopsis

2010 Best English Language Children's Book, Sharjah International Book Fair

Jouha gets confused counting his donkeys while leading them to market.

Jouha is loading his donkeys with dates to sell at the market. How many donkeys are there? His son helps him count ten, but once the journey starts, things change. First there are ten donkeys, then there are nine! When Jouha stops to count again, the lost donkey is back. What's going on? Silly Jouha doesn't get it, but by the end of the story, wise readers will be counting correctly-and in Arabic!

About this title

About the Authors

Margaret Read MacDonald is a children's librarian turned storyteller who travels the world sharing tales. Her many picture book retellings include The Boy from the Dragon Palace, Little Rooster's Diamond Button, and Mabela the Clever. When not traveling, she lives near Seattle, Washington.

Nadia Jameel Taibah grew up hearing Saudi folktales told by her mother, a talented storyteller. She works at King Abdul-Aziz University, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, helping special education teachers. Nadia lives in Jeddah with her husband and son.

Carol Liddiment lives in England, in the Suffolk countryside with her two sons. As a child she spent much of her time riding horses and adopting wild animals! Now she spends her time illustrating books for children.

From the Back Cover

Jouha gets confused counting his donkeys while leading them to market.

Edition details

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807534250
• ISBN 13: 9780807534250
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Liddiment Carol
• Number of pages: 32