We All Went on Safari

Posted on 16 January 2017 by Laurie Krebs

Join a group of friends as they set out on a counting journey through the grasslands of Tanzania Along the way, the children encounter all sorts of animals including elephants, lions and monkeys, while counting from one to ten in both English and Swahili The lively, rhyming text is accompanied by an illustrated guide to counting in Swahili, a map, notes about each of the animals, and interesting facts about Tanzania and the Maasai people A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to the African Wildlife Foundation, to aid their wildlife conservation and community building efforts in Tanzania Softcover 32pp 10.25 x 10 inches Best Read We All Went on Safari By Laurie Krebs For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Unlike most picture books, this has lots of back matter That tells about the people in Tanzania, some geography of the country, some culture of the people, and oh yes, how to count to ten in Swahili The picture book itself is a nice little counting story However, along with the familiar mathematical numerals, the book has the kids counting in Swahili The story takes a bunch of kids and their teachers through a day wandering the Serengeti and other Tanzanian locales counting the various anima Unlike most picture books, this has lots of back matter That tells about the people in Tanzania, some geography of the country, some culture of the people, and oh yes, how to count to ten in Swahili The picture book itself is a nice little co...This is a factual book which uses the journey of children on safari in Tanzania to teach counting to ten in Swahili and to teach about the different animals encountered in Africa There is rhyming text as the children go on safari seeing different African animals and counting to ten in Swahili For example, We all went on safari, Past an old acacia tree, Nearby giraffes were grazing, ...A unique, enriching picture book for children who are learning the numbers 1 10 especially effective in the EYFS.This is a rather unique counting book, for the learning opportunities are numerous Laurie Krebs has skilfully interwoven concepts of ethnicity, geography, biology and foreign language in a story principally about number and it does not end there, since it is written in rhyme and richly illustrated Krebs takes the young reader on safari through Tanzania with the Maasai people, each A unique, enriching picture book for children who are learning the numbers 1 10 especially effective in the EYFS.This is a rather unique counting book, for the learning opportunities are numerous Laurie Krebs has skilfully interwoven concepts of ethnicity, geography, biology and foreign language in a story principally about number and it does not end there, since it is written in rhyme and richly illustrated Krebs takes the young reader on safari through Tanzania with the Maasai people, each double page spread focusing on one of the species of animal that they encounter On each occasion, a named member of the travelling people will count the animals, the number rhyming with a word in the text, for example intermix and six The digit appears on the page adjacent to the Swahili word, for example 7 next to saba The story ends and the reader is provided with factual info...We All Went on Safari is a story about a group of friends who go on a counting safari through the Serengeti in Tanzania As you join them on their journey in this beautiful picture book, you encounter various animals that live there Each child in the story counts the animals in English but you get to learn the numbe...I absolutely loved this book We All Went on Safari is a counting picture book for young children, which also teaches them how to count to ten in another language Swahili It is tremendous fun, and after all, since the Maasai people are globally known what better way of introducing young children to them and their culture than with a beautifully produced book such as this A group of Maasai women and children, accompanied by a Maasai warrior, take themselves on a short safari across the Seren I absolutely lo...Grade Level PreK 2nd Genre Number Book Through this book, students are taken on a safari through the grasslands of Tanzania as they spot animals one leopard, two ostriches, etc The book also includes how to say each number in Swahili The book has repetitive lines so that students could join in while reading it Activity 1 Students could compare and contrast with a Venn diagram Tanzanian culture to their own From the pictures in the book, students can learn quite a bit about Tanzania includi Grade Level PreK 2nd Genre Number Book Through this book, students are taken on a safari through the grasslands of Tanzania as they spot animals one leopard, two ostriches, etc The book also includes how to say each number in Swahili The book has repetitive lines so that students could join in while reading it Activity 1 Students could compare and contrast with a Venn diagram T...Mojambilitatunnetanosita So far, I can count up to 6 in Swahili, by memory, with the help of my almost 5 year old, who s memory is much better than mine He really enjoys learning about other languages, so this book has been fun We ve been doing a homeschooling unit on Africa and this has been the favorite book on Africa Hopefully after reading it a fewtimes we ll have memorized up to ten I like that at the end it also includes a pronunciation guide, the Swahili names Mojambilitatunnetanosita So far, I can count up to 6 in Swahili, by memory, with the help of my almost 5 year old, who s memory is much better than mine He really enjoys learning about o...Great illustrations and a nice counting book where each page a different animal from Tanzania is counted in Swahili and English My four year old has wanted me to read this to her nearly every day for 3 weeks now She loves it It also has a map of Tanzania, facts about Tanzania, the...Super fun book featuring the animals of Tanzania wildebeests, warthogs , all the while teaching us how to count to ten in Swahili Used it with a first grade class today, and they loved it Not only did they meet some new animals, but they also learned how to co...We All Went on Safari A Counting Journey Through TanzaniaKrebs, Laurie Bookshelves conventions trait, ideas trait, informational text, organization trait, picture books, sentence fluency trait, word choice traitRead November 2017Rating 3.5Description A group of friends embark on an exciting safari journey and encounter many animals along the way, counting them through the grasslands, ancient craters, and lakes along the Serengeti of Tanzania.Genre Specific Characteristics Story with a plot We All Went on Safari A Counting Journey Through TanzaniaKrebs, Laurie Bookshelves conventions trait, ideas trait, informational text, organization trait, picture books, sentence fluency trait, word choice traitRead November 2017Rating 3.5Description A group of friends embark on an exciting safari journey and encounter many animals along the way, counting them through the grasslands, ancient craters, and lakes along the Serengeti of Tanzania.Genre Specific Characteristics Story with a plot that is simple, clear and brief illustrations portray the setting and establish a connection to the location, including time and place as well as creating a mood the theme is related to new si...

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16 January 2017

Laurie Krebs