
When I was straightening my daughter's bookshelf this evening, I realized that I have one more fun book to tell you about before I end my stint here at Adoption.com. Stacy at www.amharickids.com was kind enough to send me a review copy of one of their new books a few weeks ago. It is called
Our First Amharic Words and in 20 pages it teaches 75 Amharic words in a kid-friendly brightly colored format.
I gave this book to my 5-1/2 year old for Christmas, and she was just thrilled. She has been listening to her older sisters speak Amharic around the house and is very interested in learning more Amharic herself. This book is just her speed. It teaches kids a variety of simple vocabulary words including numbers, colors, and body parts, and features lots of gorgeous Ethiopian kids.
The words are illustrated in pictures, and written in both English and Amharic. Plus the pronunciation of the word is spelled out in English as well. It was interesting to read the pronunciation, try to say the word myself, and then ask our older girls to speak the words. The book's approximations of the sounds are pretty good!
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This book sells for $14, but currently Amaharic Kids is having a
20% off sale on a variety of their children's books, including this one. The sale ends January 15th, so stop by quickly to get the good prices. Be sure to check out their other books as well.
One interesting-looking one that they have is called the Foods Of Ethiopia. This book talks about Ethiopia's food, cooking traditions, staple ingredients, favorite dishes,and holiday celebrations. Another is
Held At A Distance, a book that I reviewed a few months ago. It looks to me like they have some other fun books as well!
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