Ready Set Go Books Football Fun: Ethiopia's Favorite Sport in German & English

Take a closer look at Ethiopias national obsession through the eyes of the children who love to play football (soccer) in the fields and streets of Ethiopia. Like the selfdescribed "football fanatics" who cheer on the national team, the Walia Antelopes, many Ethiopians enjoy playing for fun with friends and neighbors around East Africa. It is as much a social activity as a recreational one, and it is shared widely among the children of Ethiopia. Learn to read in German and English with the running, joyous feet of happy children. Side by side bilingual text supports emerging readers and charming watercolor illustrations bring the game to life. Open Hearts Big Dreams Ready Set Go (OHBDRSG) Books were created to help increase 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 book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more OHBDRSG books to kids in Ethiopia, Africas second most populous country. Ethiopias population has a high percentage of children ages 014. Only a small percentage attend preschool or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is around 50%.Some of 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... | Ready Set Go Books Football Fun: Ethiopia's Favorite Sport in German & English