Dari-English

Fatima the Spinner and the Tent (Dari-English) $18.95

Fatima is a young woman whose life seems beset by one disaster after another. Setting forth on a journey from her home in the West, she is shipwrecked and cast ashore alone near Alexandria. Adopted by a family of weavers,...

Food, Food, Fabulous Food (Dari-English) $23.95

Food, Food, Fabulous Food is a feast for the eyes, ears and taste buds. Written by Kate Clynes, this book engages with themes of multiculturalism, sharing and eating well. The simple story, told in two languages, follows an...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Dari-English) $23.95

"Stop Goldilocks, go back home. Woods aren't safe for a child all alone!" But Goldilocks doesn't listen to the warning. And so begins her adventure! She walks through the woods until she comes to the bears' house and sees...

Happy After All (Dari-English) $23.95

A story about a girl and her father who have migrated from their home to live in a new land. What are her concerns and how does her father help her overcome them? 'Hey, this new land is OK, in fact it's not so different,...

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Dari-English) $20.95

A brilliant board book for babies, toddlers and their parents to enjoy together. A great introduction to books through a well known nursery song and interactive text.

I See the Sun in Afghanistan (Dari-English) $18.95

Through the eyes of a child, I See the Sun in Afghanistan portrays a culture that emphasizes patriarchal family, love of country and fierce loyalty to family and tribe. Although the story takes place against the backdrop of...

Neem the Half-Boy (Dari-English) $18.95

The Queen of Hich-Hich fails to follow the instructions given to her by Arif the Wise Man, and, as a result, gives birth to a half-boy. Neem makes himself complete by an act of cleverness, negotiation and compromise. This...

Raag the Red Striped Zebra (Dari-English) $23.95

Raag is a zebra with feelings bigger than he can control, he gets so angry, and then his black stripes turn red! He isn't very happy about it at all, but luckily Raag has a very caring best friend and with the help of Rufus,...

Sports Day in the Jungle (Dari-English) $23.95

Sloth is far too slow to compete in the jungle games. As all the other animals practise their special sports, Sloth can only look on... and sigh! Swinging from branch to branch, Monkey teases Sloth day after day. But when...

Squirrel Monkey (Dari-English) $23.95

Most of the time Corrie is a playful, energetic little squirrel monkey, but sometimes situations arise where he is overwhelmed by feelings out of his control. No one can contain Cori's distress, until his mother resorts to...

Sunita at the Zoo (Dari-English) $23.95

Sunita and her class are going to the zoo. They are all very excited as climb onto the school bus They'll see elephants and sea lions, goats and penguins, monkeys and parrots and many more. They can even have a ride on a...

Sunita Makes Friends (Dari-English) $23.95

Sunita found herself playing alone, her brother had a friend to cycle with, her sister had a friend to play ball with. Even the birds weren't interested in playing with Sunita. Her sister's ball crashed through a neighbours...

Sunita's Special Day (Dari-English) $23.95

Sunita enjoys learning about Halloween at school. When she arrives home her mum says that they can have a Halloween party and invite some friends. She and her brother and sister string up some sticky donuts and bob for...

The Boy Without a Name (Dari-English) $18.95

On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please...

The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal (Dari-English) $18.95

When a boy visits another village, he is amazed to find the townspeople terrified of something that - just because they have not seen it before - they mistake for a terrible, dangerous animal. With his own knowledge and by...

The Farmer's Wife (Dari-English) $18.95

The story of The Farmer's Wife tells how a woman first loses an apple into a hole in the ground, and then attempts a series of efforts to get it back. Children enjoy learning to repeat the sequence from memory, and when the...

The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water (Dari-English) $22.95

When the good-natured Share the Lion, King of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until finally, he learns to overcome...

The Magic Horse (Dari-English) $18.95

The Magic Horse is the story of two brothers, one skilled in the practical arts, and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the King, announces a competition to produce...

The Man and the Fox (Dari-English) $18.95

A man tricks a young fox into believing that he will give him a chicken. The fox is trapped, but through ingenuity and perseverance, he escapes. Reading this story inspires children to face challenges directly, and even to...

The More We Get Together (Dari-English) $9.99

Sing along as the community bicycles and recycles together, volunteers at an assisted living home, participates in a letter-writing campaign and finally gathers around a potluck meal. End matter includes an age-appropriate...