My Five Senses: The Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste and Touch of Ethiopia in Kiswahili and English - Softcover

Taylor, Elizabeth Spor; Ready Set Go Books

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798414127543

Publisher: Independently published, 2022

Synopsis

Our senses tell us about the world we live in. Our eyes see our house, our nose smells the fire, our mouth tastes the water carried from the pump. Experience the rich culture of Ethiopia through the eyes, nose, mouth, ears and hands of our inquisitive dual-language early reader. From colorful umbrellas to kind friends, there is much beauty to soak in if you open yourself up to experience it. Side by side dual-language text supports emerging bilingual readers in developing vocabulary and fluency. Part of the Ready, Set, Go! series of early readers in African languages.

Ready Set Go Books, an Open Hearts Big Dreams Project, is focused on increasing the literacy rate in Ethiopia through giving readers books with stories in their heart languages, full of colorful illustrations with Ethiopian settings and details. Profits from book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more Ready Set Go Books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country. Ethiopia’s population is 44% children, ages 0-14 (43 million out of 97 million total). Only 5.5% of children attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is 49%. Our books are based on wise Ethiopian sayings that often rhyme in Amharic. If an adult says the first half, many children can chant the second half. Sometimes the meaning of these sayings is clear. Sometimes it has to be puzzled out and argued over. But sayings and idioms and proverbs help people express truths and beliefs in unusual ways. Since late 2017, OHBD has published over 100 unique #ReadySetGo dual language titles in four Ethiopian languages plus English and has plans to publish another 100 titles and add more languages in the coming years. New titles and/or languages are added monthly; follow our author page to get new release announcements. Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund (OHBD) is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization that believes the chance to dream big dreams should not depend on where in the world you are born. Our mission is to inspire and enable youth in Ethiopia through READY SET GO books, STEM and Innovation Projects in collaboration with individuals and organizations providing literacy, education, and leadership opportunities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 13: 9798414127543
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 34
• Editor: Kurtz Caroline, Kurtz Jane
• Illustrator: Porter Brenda, Rose Carol, Gavin Cheri, Sprau Linda, Sampson Loretta