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In Ethiopia, houses can be made out of all kinds of materials from concrete to thatched walls of grass. But when the strong winds blow, which houses will still stand? Ethiopians like to use "terets" (rhyming sayings) to help teach lessons to their children, and they often have... Read Full Overview

In Ethiopia, houses can be made out of all kinds of materials from concrete to thatched walls of grass. But when the strong winds blow, which houses will still stand? Ethiopians like to use "terets" (rhyming sayings) to help teach lessons to their children, and they often have... Read Full Overview

Houses in Ethiopia can be big and modern or small and traditional. The walls can be made from concrete or stones. But can a home be made from grass? Based on an Ethiopian proverb, a village learns the importance of quality over speed.This book is for practice in reading Amharic... Read Full Overview

In this story, animals identify different sounds, and avoid a hyena, a dangerous animal common to Ethiopia. When author Jane Kurtz was growing up in Ethiopia, she could hear hyenas at night even in her Addis Ababa neighborhood. Now ring roads, lots of high speed traffic, and... Read Full Overview