I certainly intend to add this one to our library. The reading I found on YouTube. I did, however, start counting with him about half way through. My son, 3, also began saying some of he words along with the reader. Library Lady Terri. I'm struggling with the idea that this story wasn't written by a native speaker but it was checked by a native speaker so I'm a little more okay with it.
I don't think the gag for the story line was explained very well. Each time Jouha counted his donkey he forgot to count the donkey he was riding so he always thought he was missing a donkey. He would then get off of the donkey and count again at his son's urging and he would "find" the missing donkey. It was not portrayed well. Silly and repetitive, certainly wouldn't fly for storytime but probably good for starting counters and to see how soon they catch his mistake!
Also nice to have a change of setting and simple way to show not all writing is left to right! Jo Oehrlein. Cute book counting the donkeys 1 to 10 many times. Numbers are in English and Arabic. We see them in words and numerals in English and in Latin script and Arabic script in Arabic.
Kendra Loera. This book is great for beginner counters. Lots of repeated counting to 9 or 10, making the error of not counting the donkey he's sitting on. The man notices the pattern, but never really figures it out.
Students love it! Monica Isza. The book How Many Donkeys? An Arabic Counting Tale, is somewhat of a riddle that teaches another language. Through the story, students learn how to count from in Arabic as they follow the story of Jouha.
When first finding this story, I thought that it was going to be something like Ten Little Monkeys and counting would be more of a subtraction story. This book would be a great addition to a bilingual classroom, because it would probably be something that the students would connect to. It is also a great way to get students engaged in the story.
Why is it that when Jouha is riding a donkey, why is he counting nine? Why does he count ten when he walks? What is he missing? Ashley Exford. The book itself was great, but the words in it was not so great because I could not pronounce anything.
I know children would most likely get annoyed at this book because they would not be able to sound out the numbers in Arabic. It would be a book I would want to read if we were learning about multicultural's, but not for fun unless the students are able to read it. Kathryn Hogan. Very interesting book that is not only in English, but Arabic as well. It is a tale about a little boy and his counting skills. This book would be great when introducing different cultures as well as if you are dealing with the current news of today.
I loved the illustrations and the opportunity this book gives students to see a different type of lifestyle. Yahya Han. Jouha is counting his donkeys with dates to sell at the market. When they live the city, everything change and Jouha and his son start losing one of their donkeys. Share this:. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public.
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