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Addis Abeba - The New Flower of Africa

NEW! �Addis Ababa - The New Flower of Africa.

This is a new book by Esubalew Meaza, as a follow up to his highly regarded�Ethiopia - An Inspiring Journey, published in 2012. This new book is a wonderfull guide for exploring Addis Ababa, as well as the various historical and natural attractions of Ethiopia. �This book is a great way to learn the history and the contemporary aspects of Addis Ababa.

<div style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">Seid is a boy living in a condominium complex. Because of his disability, he cannot walk normally, but has to crawl to move around. The kids in the neighborhood unkindly call him “Spiderboy”. But who saves the day when the other children in the neighborhood get into trouble? How did Seid save the day and could the children learn to appreciate and start being kind to him?<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 58, 131); ">Dedicated to the children of Cheshire Ethiopia past, present and future in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Cheshire Ethiopia. “Disability is not Inability”, may they be part of a more inclusive world.</span></strong><strong> </strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 58, 131); ">This book is written in Amharic and English</span></strong></span></span></p><next><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="des02">
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            <td>Young Tekleh is curious, adventurous, and is always getting into trouble, letting the goats into the garden, kicking dust on the roasting coffee beans. So his father gives him a gift of Gebeta (a wooden board game - Mancala), which he promises will keep Tekleh out of trouble. We follow Tekleh the next morning as he takes the family's two goats to graze, and has a series of adventures before he returns home, the same but different. Warm earth-toned illustrations are the perfect companion to this book.</td>
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            <td>Mammo is the name of a simple country boy whose well-intentioned efforts to help his mother by contributing to the household go hilariously awry again and again. Each time he collects his payment for a day's work, his own silliness sees it squandered before he gets home. With each mistake, his mother lovingly advises him on how to do better next time. But Silly Mammo takes each piece of advice too literally and continually repeats his dramatic errors to the jeers of other villagers. In the end, however, his silliness pays off when he makes the beautiful but sad daughter of a rich businessman break out into peals of laughter. Mammo emerges the hero when his reward is to wed the lovely Tewabech.</td>
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			<td>This is the story of a young girl who is determined to become a successful beekeeper. She succeeds in spite of the ridicule of older men beekeepers who tell her beekeeping is not work for a female. in addition, she overcomes hardships and obstacles to become, not only a good beekeeper, but in fact the best in her village.</td>
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			<td>A great story that illustrates a young girl can have a positive influence on how the community can benefit by challenging old assumptions. It starts out with a girl who questions the validity of common false notions about how a Fig Tree will die if a girl climbs on it. Ultimately, this young girl shows others, even old and young alike, that challenging unreasonable and illogical common beliefs can have positive outcomes.</td>
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            <td>Fafi is a young boy whose parents give him a sheep as a gift.  However, Fafi doesn't follow his parents advice and almost loses his sheep.  After all the troubles he gets into to retrieve his sheep, it is his parents who ultimately help him out and not only recover the sheep, but shown forgiveness towards their son.             </td>
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            <td>How does one get hair from a Lion's tail?  from this book, we learn that it takes a lot of patience and persistence. Using this principle, a wise grand father teaches his grand daughter how to build a respectful and loving relationship with a new member of the family.             </td>
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			<td>This a wonderful fable that tells the story of Alemayu, a brave young man who lives in the Highlands of Ethiopia. Alemayu is an orphan who is determined to succeed against difficult odds. He and his older sister, who is wise beyond her age, out-wit a boastful and arrogant rich man who was abusive towards them. Not only do they teach him an important lesson, but they also gain the respect of the community along the way. Ultimately, Alemayu becomes a rich man, but unlike the other rich man, he is polite and generous towards everyone.</td>
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<next><div style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">This is one of the most popular folktales in Ethiopia. It is a story of a family <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">who</span> longed to have a perceptive child. Their wish comes true and they had a son whom they named Sinziro. Sinziro grows up to be a smart boy who protects his brothers from the neighborhood’s mischievous boys and adults. Sinziro is also a young man whose kindness and thoughtfulness for others leads him to accomplish remarkable things. </span></span></div>
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<div style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; ">As a parable, this story demonstrates that envy and jealousy lead to bad actions resulting in negative consequences. While kindness and positive thinking result in good deeds. It also demonstrates that parents may treat each child as a unique individual, but parents love all their children equally.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 58, 131); ">This book is written in English</span></span></span></strong></div><next><p><span class="des02">Finally a book that combines the need of both our children and us the parents!  Wonderfully written and full-color illustrated kids story on how coffee was fist discovered in Ethiopia, and how it spread far and beyond Ethiopia, all around the world.  The book also explains the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony detailing the preparation, items needed/used during a typical coffee ceremony, snacks that are  typically served with the coffee, and much more.</span><br />
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<span class="des05">This book is written in English.</span></p><next><p><u><em><strong><span class="des02">This 114 page book</span></strong></em></u><span class="des02"> is a <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">collection</span></strong> of 10 short stories for children; they portray everyday lives of children who could get a bang out of life with simple toys.  The featured story of this book is Korkoro (tin can) Boy, a cheerful Ethiopian called Bashir who is sent around to houses every day with an old string bag on his back and asking for empty cans and bottles.  He would trudge along the streets shouting "Korkoro-allay" (anyone with tin cans?) to announce his passing by.</span><br />
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<kbd><span class="des05"><strong>This book is written in English.</strong></span></kbd></p><next><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="des02" width="100%">
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			<td>Chameleon performs clever tricks so that she can get food and keep safe. Mouse teases chameleon because she is different, but he soon learns to appreciate her special talents. The story in this book teaches kids to appreciate their own strengths as well as the strengths of others. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Chameleon's Clever Trick</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>A family wakes up very early one morning and set off on a journey that involves travelling on a donkey cart, in a taxi and on a train as they make their way to Addis Ababa to see their Ababa (Father). This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>A Long Way to Baba</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>Lema is a young, homeless boy who lives on the streets of Addis Ababa. He has no family and no money and he sings to passers-by on street corners and outside businesses in the hope of earning some money. One day, a member of a carnival band hears Lema singing and invites him to join the band. Lema finally finds a place where he belongs. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Lizo's Song</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>This colorfully illustrated story teaches kids the power of positive thinking and how our dreams can come true. Mamitu's mother buys her a new mattress, and Mamitu excitedly jumps up and down on the mattress.When she finally goes to bed that evening, Mamitu looks out the window and wonders if she could catch the brightest star she sees in the sky.This is when her new mattress, with its wonderful gift, brings joy and a way for Mamitu's wish to come true. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Thuli's Mattress</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>Two young girls think that Emama Butu has magic hands, because she can make beautiful patterns on the walls of her home. Then Emama Buto shows them how they can make magic with their own hands by mixing colors and creating their own art. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Mama Mabena's magic</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>Busirala is a greedy giant who is always hungry. The villagers are all afraid of him until a young girl bravely and cleverly saves them. The fact that the young girl solves her problem by thinking rather than running away helps to give kids the idea that sometimes a good solution is in their own minds and not only something they have learned from someone else. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Vusirala the Giant</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>Baby Monkey loves bananas. When he finds a huge bunch he decides to share it with his brothers and sisters but getting the bunch home proves more difficult than he thinks. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Baby Monkey's Bananas</strong></span>.</td>
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			<td>When the mice find the cheese in the dairy, they fight to see who will eat it. But others have seen the cheese too - A well organized army of ants! This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Cheese! Yummy Cheese!</strong></span></td>
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			<td>Abebe is a child with a special talent and loved by all animals. The Bird of Peace is missing from the animal kingdom. Abebe works together with the other animals to rescue the Bird of Peace from the ugly monster called Chiraku. This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>The Terrible Graakwaa</strong></span></td>
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			<td>Fatuma is on her way to a store to buy vegetable for her mother. Accidently, she drops the money she was going to use for the vegetable on the road. Two elderly men see the money, would they give it to her? Three boys playing soccer see the money as well, would they give it to her? Or is it Umoyana who helps her? This book was originally published in English as <span class="des05"><strong>Umoyana the Little Wind</strong></span></td>
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            <td>It has been a very pleasant day, and now it's time for Abeba, an Ethiopian girl, to say good night to her family and go to bed. <strong>Abeba Goes to Bed</strong> written in <span class="des05">Amharic, English, French & Deutch </span>teaches your kids about Ethiopian family way of life and offers a way for you to ease your children toward bedtime while connecting them to their culture & heritage. An Ethiopian Lullaby included. As an added benefit, this book helps introduce children to new languages.<br />
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            Features of this book:
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                <li>Written in four languages: Amharic, English, French, and Deutch</li>
                <li>Paper Back, 20 pages</li>
                <li>Beautiful Full color traditional Ethiopian illustrations with family tree and Ethiopian lullaby</li>
                <li>Size is 9.5 by 8 in (241 x 203 mm)</li>
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			<td>Connect your kids to their culture & heritage while teaching them a valuable life lesson. <strong>Zufan and the Flower</strong> is based on a true story about a little Ethiopian girl. It is written in <span class="des05">Amharic, English, French & Spanish</span> to teach kids lessons of family love and that running from problems only makes things worse. As an added benefit, this book helps introduce children to new languages.<br />
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			Features of this book:
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				<li>Written in four languages: Amharic, English, French, and Spanish</li>
				<li>Hardcover, with heavy weight paper (38 pages)</li>
				<li>Full color traditional Ethiopian illustrations</li>
				<li>Size is 8.25 by 8.25 in (210 x 210 mm)</li>
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Children's books based on Ethiopian culture and history. A great way to introduce children to the language and customs of Ethiopia. The stories are also parables that help you teach kids some of life's lessons

THESE BOOKS ARE WRITTEN IN BOTH ENGLISH & AMHARIC

�Spiderboy� Seid

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Just $ 12.00

Trouble Tekleh

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Mammo Kilo/Silly Mammo - An Ethiopian Tale

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Just $ 15.00

The Bee Keeper Of Lalibela

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Just $ 20.00

The Fig Tree

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Fafi's Sheep

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The Lion's Tail

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Fire on the Mountain

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THESE BOOKS ARE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH

Sinziro

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Just $ 10.00

Kaldi and the Dancing Goats - The Legend of Ethiopian Coffee

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Korkoro Boy and Other Stories

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THESE BOOKS ARE WRITTEN IN AMHARIC
Collect ALL 10 entertaining, as well as educational, books in Amharic. Originally published in English and adopted to fit Ethiopian culture, these books provide an opportunity for your kids to learn each story in Amharic.