| Samad in the Desert: Bilingual English-Acholi Edition Contributor(s): Umar, Mohammed (Author), Greene, Soukaina Lalla (Illustrator), Laker, Margaret (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1912450127 ISBN-13: 9781912450121 Publisher: Salaam Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Acoli Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Jungle Animals |
| 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. Samad omaro kato woko. Mitti ne nongo obedo ni ebed nino acel lung I aroo ka dok ekwang ipii ma nonge iaroo. Lub Samad kit ma ocako wot safari man ma en omako lurem mapol ma kitgi beco, dok omedo ngecce mapati pati mapol. Donyo I Aroo manaka peya obedo mit kit man. A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Amharic, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Kirundi, 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 (1991) and political economy in London (1995). 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 Arts in 2010. His first novel Amina has been translated into over thirty languages. He lives in London. |