Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Turtleback (1976), School & Library Binding, 32 pages
Description
The numbers one through ten in Swahili accompany two-page illustrations of various aspects of East African life.
User reviews
LibraryThing member AshleyHerrera
Moja Means One, is an informative story that describes the different aspects of the African culture, while counting to ten in Swahili.
I loved the illustrations in this book, and the fact that it incorporated the learning of other cultures. I thought the book was very interesting, and thought the
After reading this book to a class, it would be fun to have students go home and talk to their families about their own heritage and cultures. A follow up assignment could be to have the students incorporate their information on their cultures into a short essay.
I loved the illustrations in this book, and the fact that it incorporated the learning of other cultures. I thought the book was very interesting, and thought the
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illustrations were intriguing.After reading this book to a class, it would be fun to have students go home and talk to their families about their own heritage and cultures. A follow up assignment could be to have the students incorporate their information on their cultures into a short essay.
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LibraryThing member jashiranieves
Counting in different languages can be fun and can be tied to learning the numbers.
LibraryThing member LauraMcQueen
This is a book that teaches how to count one through ten in the East African language of Swahili. I really liked this story. It would be fantastic to use as a multicultural tool in a class room. It was really neat to learn the words for each number, as well as a sentence that described the life of
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someone who spoke Swahili. This story would be a great tool to use in the classroom to show that just because someone uses a different language than us does not mean that their numbers are different. You could also use this book as an aid while teaching a math lesson. Show Less
LibraryThing member kdufrene
I enjoyed this book very much. It was very informative about the people who speak Kiswahili as well as being a number book. I would read this book to a classroom that is learning about counting and I would incorporate a lesson plan to learning about the people in the book.
LibraryThing member aratiel
Reading this book made me feel so smart and worldly as a kid.
Subjects
Awards
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 1972)
Language
Original publication date
1971
Physical description
32 p.; 10.5 x 8.4 inches
ISBN
0808525107 / 9780808525103
Other editions
Moja Means One (Picture Puffins) by Muriel Feelings (Paperback)