| Samad in the Desert: Bilingual English-Kirundi Edition Contributor(s): Umar, Mohammed (Author), Greene, Soukaina Lalla (Illustrator), Nahimana, Guy Nicholas (Translator) |
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ISBN: 191245002X ISBN-13: 9781912450022 Publisher: Salaam Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Bantu (Other) Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Jungle Animals - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8" W x 8" (0.15 lbs) 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Samad loved to go out. His dream was to spend a whole day in the desert and swim in the oasis. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a desert has never been so much fun. Gahungu yarakunda gutembera. Indoto yiwe kwari kumara umunsi wose mu bugaragwa kandi yoga mw'iriba. Kwirikira Gahungu agiye muri runo rugendo aho yaronse abagenzi b'igitangaza kandi akabona ibitangaza bihambaye. Kuja mu bugaragwa ntivyoryoha gusumba ngaha. A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Amharic, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba. |
Contributor Bio(s): Umar, Mohammed: - Mohammed Umar was born in Azare in Nigeria's Bauchi State. He studied journalism in Moscow and political economy in London. Mohammed Umar served as a judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009 and he was the winner of the Muslim News Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2010. His first novel Amina (2005) has been published in over thirty languages to critical acclaim internationally. He lives in London. |