Samad in the Desert: English-Xhosa Bilingual Edition

by Mohammed Umar, Soukaina Lalla Greene (Illustrator), Ncebakazi Faith Saliwa-Mogale (Translator)

Overview

Samad loved to go out. His dream was to spend a whole day in the desert and swim in the oasis. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a desert has never been so much fun.

ULoyiso uyathanda ukuphuma abone izinto. Iphupha lakhe yayikukuchitha imini yonke entlango, adade esizibeni. Landela uLoyiso nanjengokuba ekuhambo lwakhe lokufumanisa ukuba kwenzekani entlango nalapho athe wafumana izihlobo ezininzi ezinobubele, wafumanisa nangezinto ezininzi ebengazazi. Zange kwaba mnandi kangaka ukuya entlango!

A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Amharic, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Kalenjin, Kirundi, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912450350
Publisher:	Salaam Publishing
Publication date:	03/02/2020
Series:	Samad in the Desert
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.07(d)
Language:	Xhosa
Age Range:	Up to 12 Years

About the Author

Mohammed Umar was born in Azare in Nigeria's Bauchi State. He studied journalism in Moscow (1991) and political economy in London (1995). Mohammed Umar served as a judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009 and he was the winner of the Muslim News Award for Excellence in Arts in 2010. His first novel Amina has been translated into over thirty languages. He lives in London.

Soukaina Lalla Greene is a Bristol based illustrator, animator and lover of cats.