How Many Donkeys?: An Arabic Counting Tale Contributor(s): MacDonald, Margaret Read (Author), Taibah, Nadia Jameel (Author), Liddiment, Carol (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0807534250 ISBN-13: 9780807534250 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
Dewey: E |
Lexile Measure: 230 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.5" W x 8.3" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Arab World |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jouha is loading his donkeys with dates to sell at the market. How many donkeys are there? His son helps him count ten, but once the journey starts, things change. First there are ten donkeys, then there are nine When Jouha stops to count again, the lost donkey is back. What's going on? Silly Jouha doesn't get it, but by the end of the story, wise readers will be counting correctly-and in Arabic |