Ethiopian Voices: Tsion’s Life

$15.99

Hardcover
Author: Stacy Bellward
Photographer: Berge Erlend
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Publish Date: January 2017
Language: English
EAN: 9780979748110

Overview

Meet Tsion, an eleven year old Ethiopian girl as she talks about her life and her country. Stunning photographs bring the reader to Tsion s house, school, church, dinner table and more. Informative cultural facts are included. Amharic words for each page are transliterated for easy pronunciation.

Book Awards received: Noteable Books for a Global Society, Moonbean Children’s Book Awards, Benjamin Franklin Award, Independenct Publishers Book Award, Skipping Stones Honor Award.

Advance Praise: The striking photographs and carefully selected domestic scenes in Tsion s Life beautifully capture the day-to-day of one Addis Ababa family. This charming book is perfect for parents and educators seeking to give children an engaging and accurate glimpse into life in Ethiopia.
Rebecca Haile, Held At a Distance: My Rediscovery of Ethiopia

Details

Pages: 34
Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.25 in
ISBN: 0979748119

Awards

2009 Benjamin Franklin Award - Finalist (Young Adult Nonfiction)
2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner (Multicultural Nf Teen/YA)
2008 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Nominee (Illustration)
2008 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Winner (Children-Y/A Nonfiction)
2008 Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Bronze Medal Winner (Multicultural Nonfiction)