tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291275356845814366.post7183734096534885833..comments2023-04-16T01:20:12.691-07:00Comments on IAN Families: Young Children's Books about EthiopiaIAN Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298944792514169137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291275356845814366.post-46564858316146550182010-05-08T09:54:26.782-07:002010-05-08T09:54:26.782-07:00We have The Perfect Orange. I love that story. It ...We have The Perfect Orange. I love that story. It is a good folk tale sort of story from Ethiopia. Jane Kurtz has other stories of the same sort of Folk tale quality. <br />JillDaisyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291275356845814366.post-3845916640610461932010-04-26T18:17:52.082-07:002010-04-26T18:17:52.082-07:00We also have our first Amharic words. We took it ...We also have our first Amharic words. We took it with us when we went to Ethiopia and it was a nice quick reference. I was really thankful for the pictures in it because we could just point to them and she could understand-I really appreciated the emotions with pictures, too.<br />We love the pictures in Tsion's Life--great for conversation starters.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074200111691759654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291275356845814366.post-75319448033048790292010-04-26T17:35:14.580-07:002010-04-26T17:35:14.580-07:00We have Our First Amharic Words and really like it...We have Our First Amharic Words and really like it. We haven't 'used' it much, but it has great photos in it. There are Ethiopian children as well as adoptive families represented (ex.- for grandfather, it shows a white grandfather with an Ethiopian grandchild). I think it'll be nice to have it at home when the boys come home. <br />I just ordered Counting Addis Ababa- I'm excited to get that one as it's supposed to have numbers in English, Amharic and Oromo (can't remember how to spell that one), which is the language we think our boys spoke before coming to the orphanage.<br />AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849978682692393392noreply@blogger.com