Eyes of the Leopard Watching Your Back in Tigrinya and English |
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Author:
| Kurtz, Caroline Kurtz, Jane |
Designed by:
| Kurtz, Caroline Kurtz, Jane Rasmussen, Kenny Crow, Beth |
Illustrator:
| D'Archer, Jeanne |
Translator:
| Dessalegn, Aklilu |
ISBN: | 978-1-63891-034-3 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2021 |
Publisher: | Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund
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Book Format: | Digital online |
List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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As the Ethiopian proverb goes: "The eye of the leopard is on the goat; the eye of the goat is on the leaf." This look at the tense relationship between predators and prey also illustrates the complex layers of the food web in East Africa between the livestock and beautiful wild creatures, and the wild cats who hunt them. Detailed illustrations of the wild endangered animals and common farm animals enliven the side by side text in Tigrinya and English. Clear text and pictures help...
More DescriptionAs the Ethiopian proverb goes: "The eye of the leopard is on the goat; the eye of the goat is on the leaf." This look at the tense relationship between predators and prey also illustrates the complex layers of the food web in East Africa between the livestock and beautiful wild creatures, and the wild cats who hunt them. Detailed illustrations of the wild endangered animals and common farm animals enliven the side by side text in Tigrinya and English. Clear text and pictures help associate vocabulary terms for African plants and animals. The Ready, Set, Go! series of bilingual early readers by Open Hearts Big Dreams is part of a broad effort to increase literacy in Ethiopian indigenous languages.