FireFire

Fire plays an important role in Ethiopian society, from heating coffee to warming hands and clearing land. But out of control, fire can destroy and devour everything it touches. Based on an Ethiopian teret that rhymes in the original Amharic, bright illustrations guide emerging bilingual readers through the useful and dangerous aspects of fire and learn how it can be a good servant, but a bad master. Side by side text support students learning to read indigenous Ethiopian languages. Clear, engaging illustrations help associate vocabulary terms with real-life scenarios. Part of the Ready, Set, Go! series of bilingual early readers by Open Hearts Big Dreams, a nonprofit devoted to increasing literacy in Ethiopian languages.