Something Is Coming In English and Tigrinya |
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| Author:
| Ready Set Go Books, Ready Set
Kurtz, Jane |
| Illustrator:
| Neel, Beth
Bookmaking workshop participants in Addis Ababa, Bookmaking workshop |
| Translator:
| Dessalegn, Aklilu |
| Contribution by:
| Kruskal, Josh
Kurtz, Caroline |
| ISBN: | 978-1-0933-0411-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Ethiopian New Year is celebrated on September 11 (or September 12 on a leap year) according to the calendar used in the United States. In Ethiopia, it falls on the first day of the month of Meskerem. Find out how the beautiful yellow meskel daisies play a part in this annual celebration. 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...
More DescriptionEthiopian New Year is celebrated on September 11 (or September 12 on a leap year) according to the calendar used in the United States. In Ethiopia, it falls on the first day of the month of Meskerem. Find out how the beautiful yellow meskel daisies play a part in this annual celebration. 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.