Fire
by Jane Kurtz (Contribution by)Caroline Kurtz (Contribution by)Ready Set Ready Set Go BooksKatie Bradley (Illustrator)Students from Students from Riverview Elementary School (Illustrator)Amlaku Eshetie (Translator)Kenny Rasmussen (Contribution by)Ashley Rasmussen (Contribution by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781658861977
Paperback|9781658861977
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Overview
Fire plays an important role in Ethiopian society, from heating coffee to warming hands and clearing land. But out of control, fire can destroy and devour everything it touches. Based on an Ethiopian teret that rhymes in the original Amharic, bright illustrations guide emerging bilingual readers through the useful and dangerous aspects of fire and learn how it can be a good servant, but a bad master. Side by side text in English and Amharic support students learning to read indigenous Ethiopian languages. Clear, engaging illustrations help associate vocabulary terms with real-life scenarios. Part of the Ready, Set, Go! series of bilingual early readers by Open Hearts Big Dreams, a nonprofit devoted to increasing literacy in 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 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 three 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.
| ISBN-13 | 9781658861977 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1658861973 |
| Weight | 0.20 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.08 In |
| List Price | $10.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 34 pages |
| Publisher | Independently published |
| Published On | 2020-04-16 |
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