Join Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they set out on a counting journey through the grasslands of Tanzania. Along the way, the children encounter all sorts of animals including elephants, lions and monkeys, while counting from one to ten in both English and Swahili. The lively, rhyming text is accompanied by an illustrated guide to counting in Swahili, a map, notes about each of the animals, and interesting facts about Tanzania and the Maasai people.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Delighted to find a new counting BOOK We all went on Safari, walks you through Tanzania with some Tanzania children, they see things on the plains and count them in English and in Swahili. I found this book simply fascinating. In addition to the little counting story, there is a map of Tanzania and there are little factoids about the animals the children see and the Maasai people, and the land itself. There is also a section on what the names of the Swahili children in the book mean. We all picked out Swahili names that fit us... more info
beautiful This is my one-year-old's favorite book. The language is lilting and repetitive, just right for small children, the illustrations are gorgeous, and the information at the back of the book will be wonderful for an older child. I plan to send this as a gift to all my friends having babies.
Eye candy This book is just gorgeous to look at. The artwork is wonderful. I really enjoy cultural books like this. What child wouldn't want to learn how to count such exotic creatures as leopards, lions, ostriches, giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, zebras, warthogs, monkeys, and elephants. It is an extra treat that the swahili names are added too. This is so much better than an ordinary counting book with it's interesting creatures and cultural introduction to Tanzania. A great way to encourage kids to learn... more info
swahili for toddlers we love this book. after reading it once, i'd learned to count to ten in swahili. now, after a couple more readings, my 2 and 3 year old are counting in swahili, too.
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