Can I Play?: Inclusion Means Fun For Everyone in English and Amharic

When a group of friends with mixed abilities gathers to play a fun sport, a new friend suggests they try a new one: basketball! When the friends try to argue that soccer is better, they’re reminded about how Ethiopia’s basketball team joined the International Basketball Federation and was considered one of the best in Africa. As they learn to shoot, dribble and pass the ball they discover the joy that comes when every friend gets to play the game! Open Hearts Big Dreams Ready Set Go (OHBD-RSG) Books were created to help increase the literacy rate in Ethiopia through giving readers books with stories in their heart languages, full of colorful illustrations with Ethiopian settings and details. Profits from book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more OHBD-RSG books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country. Ethiopia’s population has a high percentage of children ages 0-14. Only a small percentage attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is around 50%. Some of our books are based on wise Ethiopian sayings that often rhyme in Amharic. If an adult says the first half, many children can chant the second half. Sometimes the meaning of these sayings is clear. Sometimes it has to be puzzled out and argued over. But sayings and idioms and proverbs help people express truths and beliefs in unusual ways. Other books are based on STEAM topics, cooking, colors, counting and more. Since late 2017, OHBD has published over 150 unique OHBD-RSG bilingual titles in a number of Ethiopian, African and global languages plus English and has plans to publish more titles and add more languages. New titles or languages are added monthly; follow our author page to get new release announcements. Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund (OHBD) is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization that believes the chance to dream big dreams should not depend on where in the world you are born. Our mission is to inspire and enable youth in Ethiopia through Literacy, Innovation, Inclusion and Leadership Projects in collaboration with individuals and organizations in Ethiopia and globally.
ASIN: B0CSYHB11T
VSKU: BVV.B0CSYHB11T.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Roro, Joshua|Angelidis, Ellenore|Ready Set Go Books|Abera, Mastewal|Ayenew, Woubeshet|Kurtz, Caroline|Kurtz, Jane|Genet, Eyayu|Crow, Beth|Ayalew, Yoseph
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.