"Tekleh doesn’t mean to cause trouble but everywhere he goes, it follows. When his exasperated father carves him a gebeta (also called mancala) gameboard to keep him occupied, he has no idea the chain of events to come! Follow a curious young Ethiopian boy as he tends his goats and stumbles upon a series of unusual encounters that help him learn not only the value of goods, but of giving. As he trades his gebeta for a knife, a masinko, a drum, some corn and a papaya, he discovers the value of generosity and compassion. Bilingual text supports established readers in developing vocabulary and fluency in indigenous Ethiopian languages." -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Africa, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia
Ethnicity: Ethiopian
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary