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Fifty Lemons: In English and Afaan Oromo
Contributor(s): Ready Set Go Books (Author), Scott, Ruby (Illustrator), Farah, Jackie (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 1703069331     ISBN-13: 9781703069334
Publisher: Independently Published
OUR PRICE: $8.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner
Lexile Measure: 210
Physical Information: 0.08" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.13 lbs) 30 pages
Features: Illustrated
 
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Publisher Description:
In this Ethiopian parable, for one person, fifty lemons is a heavy load. For fifty people, fifty lemons are adornments. Translator Woubeshet Ayeno says that in his home region of Ethiopia, people stand on the bridge over the Blue Nile River, make a wish, and then toss a lomi (lemon) into the river to make their wish come true. In that region, the lomi is yellow. The river is a oat with yellow dots In other regions, lomis are green and look like what we call a lime in the United States. 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.
 
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