Here are over 100 familiar first words for you to learn together in Arabic! From zoos and farms to things that go, each illustrated scene is full of details to discuss and discover. Point at the pictures then find the Arabic word down the side. Young characters on each page ask questions to help you practise and there are English translations in case you get stuck. Listen to the words read aloud by a native speaker by following the QR code on the back cover. The perfect board book as you start your journey in Arabic.
Vicky Barker is b small publishings art director and a Blue Peter Book Award winning illustrator for Real-life Mysteries. Vicky Barker graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and has designed and illustrated for publishers such as Usborne, Egmont and Catnip. For b small publishing, Vicky has illustrated the STEM Starters for Kids series, Paper Toys, Infographics for Kids, FACTS, Geographics and many more. Vicky Barker is b small publishings creative director and a Blue Peter Book Award winning illustrator for Real-life Mysteries. Vicky Barker graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and has designed and illustrated for publishers such as Usborne, Egmont and Catnip. For b small publishing, Vicky has illustrated the STEM Starters for Kids series, Paper Toys, Infographics for Kids, FACTS, Geographics and many more. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator, academic, and writer from Egypt. He holds an MA in Comparative Literature. His translations, reviews, and interviews have appeared or are forthcoming in ArabLit Quarterly, Words Without Borders, The Markaz Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, Poetry Ireland Review, among others. He is currently an editorial assistant at Rowayat and editor -at- large at Asymptote, and podcasts at New Books Network. In 2023, he finished a six-month mentorship with the British National Centre for Writing. He was a recipient of Culture Resources 2023 Wijhat grant. His translation of Khalid Al-Nasrallahs The White Line of Night won the 2023 English PEN Presents. His translation of Rema Hmouds Glass has been shortlisted for Deep Vellums The Best Literary Translations 2024 Anthology.
