My First Amharic Dictionary by Tsegazeab Hailegebriel (Translator)

$26.00 AUD

Category: Picture Books

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Amharic Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)--each illustrated and translated into Amharic with accompanying phonetic pronunciation. The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type. Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Amharic to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Amharic or English from Kindergarten and up.Amharic is the official working language of Ethiopia, with approximately 30 million speakers. It is the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic. Unlike Arabic, however, Amharic is written left-to-right and uses a distinct script called Ge'ez script. ...Show more

Surprise on Lake Tana - An Ethiopian Adventure in Amharic and English by Leyla Angelidis; Ready Set Go Books; Eyayu Genet (Illustrator)

$20.00 AUD

Category: Picture Books

Inspired by a true story, this charming tale follows two friends on a trip to visit the ancient island churches of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. But what they expected to be a smooth ride across the large lake in their little boat turns into an adventure when they are stranded in the water with the hippos! Wri tten by mother-daughter team Ellenore and Leyla Angelidis, whose love of Ethiopia and passion for books inspired them to found Open Hearts, Big Dreams, a nonprofit devoted to increasing literacy in Ethiopian indigenous languages. Side by side text in Amharic and English supports bilingual readers, and charming illustrations by Ethiopian artist Eyayu Genet bring the beautiful landscapes of Lake Tana to life. 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 books sales will be 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. 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 focus is to support nonprofit organizations and their programs that provide literacy, K-12 education, and leadership as well as that support the parents and communities where the kids live, in Ethiopia. ...Show more

Butterfly in English and Amharic by Fasika Adefris (Translator); Ready Set Ready Set Go Books; Students at Students at Findley School (Illustrator); Caroline Kurtz (Directed By); Jane Kurtz (Directed By); Kenny Rasmussen (Directed By); Mastewal Abera (Translator); Amlaku Eshetie (Translator); Beth Crow (Designed by)

$17.50 AUD

Category: Picture Books

Charming student illustrations depict the life cycle of the Ethiopian Painted Lady butterfly as it begins as a tiny egg. As the egg hatches and becomes a caterpillar and then emerges from its cocoon with wet wings drying under the sun, emerging readers will grown their vocabulary and fluency with side b y side text in Amharic and English. Repeating phrases help reinforce key words and encourage literacy. Just as days and days of sun will help the egg transform into a beautiful butterfly, days and days of reading will transform your student into a confident reader. Part of the Ready, Set, Go series of bilingual early readers by Open Hears Big Dreams, an organization devoted to increasing literacy in indigenous Ethiopian 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 books sales will be 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. 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 focus is to support nonprofit organizations and their programs that provide literacy, K-12 education, and leadership as well as that support the parents and communities where the kids live, in Ethiopia. ...Show more

Samad in the Forest (English - Amharic Bilingual Edition) by Mohammed Umar; Soukaina Lalla Greene (Illustrator); Brook Beyene (Translator)

$18.95 AUD

Category: Picture Books

Samad loved animals. His dream was to spend a whole day in a forest and sleep in the treehouse. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries.Going into a forest has never been so much fun.ሳማድ እንስሳትን ይወዳል። ሕልሙ ሙሉ ቀን በጫካው ውስጥ መዋል እና በዛፉ ቤት ውስጥ መተኛት ነበር። ደስ የሚሉ ጓደኞችን እያፈራ የሚገርም ግኝት በሚያገኝበት ጒዞው ላይ ሳማድን ተከተለው። ወደ ጫካ መሄድ እንዲህ እንደ አሁኑ አስደስቶ አያውቅም።A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Akwapim, Asante, Ewe, Fante, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Igbo, Kalenjin, Kirundi, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba. ...Show more

The Lion and the Mouse (Amharic/English) by Kiazpora (Prepared for Publication by)

$16.00 AUD

Category: Picture Books