From the series Country Profiles
Ethiopia
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 3 – 8Copyright 2023
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From the series Country Profiles
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 3 – 8Copyright 2023
ReviewedEthiopia is one of the world’s oldest nations! It is home to amazing natural wonders like the Danakil Depression, and it is the birthplace of coffee. This title takes readers to Ethiopia through vivid photos and engaging information about the nation’s people, landscape, wildlife, and more. Features highlight a famous face, the official language, and many other special parts of the nation.
'The Country Profiles series features fascinating facts about different countries across the globe. These titles emphasize brilliant photographs and colorful graphics combined with statistics and interesting narrative facts about each country. This series allows readers to immerse themselves in the country by learning about its people, sports, wildlife, customs, food, celebrations, landscape, famous tourist attractions, and other amazing details. Each book includes a craft or game and a recipe from each country that readers can try for themselves. For example, Singapore explains how many people eat at hawker centers, which are groups of food stalls. The book then gives a recipe for popiah, which are fresh spring rolls filled with an assortment of fresh, dried, or cooked ingredients. It also provides the reader with instructions on how to do shadow puppetry. A timeline aids readers in understanding important events in each country’s history. A vibrant, colorful 2-page summary of engaging data is included at the end of each book. This data includes information about the flag, populations, languages, exports, religions, work, currency, and more. This book series is intended for middle grade readers. It is a perfect selection for students to investigate more about the fascinating world around them while discovering new vocabulary and information.', Alana Jara, District Librarian, Clear Lake Community School District
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