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Un voyage dans le bec de Kuku (arabe)

Inconnu

Publié en 2008

Livre
Fiction
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Kuku, the old hungry bird, stares at a pond filled with delicious fish daily. He wishes to eat some of them but his body is no longer fit and he is just not as fast as he used to be. The fish swim very freely in his presence because he is not even a source of threat to them anymore. One day, Kuku gets a treacherous idea that enables him to have two fish daily from the pond. He scares the fish by inventing a story about a fisherman who is intending to cast a large net into the pond and fish everything out. Kuku then suggests transporting two fish in his beak daily to a stream nearby and rescuing them from the fisherman’s threat. A Trip in Kuku’s Beak sheds light on the downfall resulting due to acts of treachery and aims at instilling a sense of rightness in today’s youth.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Comment je suis devenue un chapeau en laine (arabe)

Koraytem, Salma

Publié en 2012

Livre
Fiction
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A little girl, who is trying to wrap her head about the meaning of love, narrates How I’ve Become a Wool Hat. She wonders if it has color, taste, or form. She asks her family members one by one and compares their loving behaviour to warm and cozy clothing. She asks questions and tries to relate her understanding to things around her. The story exposes how it is fascinating when a child begins to venture in understanding abstract concepts around adults. How I’ve Become a Wool Hat illustrates how a child’s search for meaning in intangible things can be a creative and interesting process of learning.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

J'adore mon monde (arabe)

Bu Ali, Kifah

Publié en 2012

Livre
Fiction
Album

The special narrator in this story tells us about his silent world. He explains that he sometimes feels lonely and excluded but that there are many things that he enjoys in his world. He describes his most joyful moments with his cat, parents, and friends. I Love My World is an intimate story introducing the idea of the hearing impaired through a warm style of writing and illustrations.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Kana Kana (arabe)

Al Musallam, Abdulaziz

Publié en 2013

Livre
Fiction
Album

A poor man and his wife find a beautiful bird and decide to keep it. Soon after, the husband finds a job and believes the bird is his lucky charm. He makes enough money and decides to travel for his own business. Before he leaves, he asks his wife to keep a good eye on the bird and make sure his cage is never left open. A couple of days later, as the wife cleans the cage, the bird manages to fly away. The husband returns and they have a big fight. He later finds the bird locked up in a shopkeeper’s store. He asks him to give the bird back but he says that he bought it years ago from another country. The husband raises the issue to the sultan and both men are brought in for the sultan to test who the bird belongs to. The shopkeeper fails to communicate with the bird but the husband sings Kana Kana with it like they always did. Kana Kana is a traditional tale about hope and songs of love sung from the heart of the UAE culture.

Langue Arabe

Mots clefs :

• Emirats arabes unis (Géographie / Pays / Asie / Moyen orient)

Langue : Français

Mimi et le piano (arabe)

Sharafeddine, Fatima

Publié en 2014

Livre
Fiction
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Mimi is excited to learn playing the piano but feels discouraged and less enthused as she struggles in the process of learning. The problem is that she is committed to a musical concert and has to perform. Would her mother and teacher be able to convince her of her talent and ability to play in the concert? Mimi and the Piano is a story on practice and perseverance to achieve one’s goals.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Ma montre rose (arabe)

Sharafeddine, Fatima

Publié en 2013

Livre
Fiction
Album

Farah is ecstatic about her new pink watch! She wears it on her wrist everywhere she goes but cannot tell time on it. She asks everyone around to help her understand the hands of the clock but they are all very busy and cannot help her. Persistently, she decides to take the matter into her own hands and find a smart way to learn how to read the time on her own. My Pink Watch offers visuals for the reader to learn about time and is accompanied by a detachable clock for children to practice their time reading skills.

Langue Arabe

Mots clefs :

• Heure (Mesure du temps / Science)
• Montre (Mesure du temps / Science)

Langue : Français

Pierre la Lune / Karim la lune (arabe)

Brière-haquet, Alice

Publié en 2012

Livre
Fiction
Album

Pierre est un petit garçon qui aimerait offrir à sa maman le plus beau des cadeaux, la lune ! Oui mais la lune, c'est drôlement haut. Il va donc demander de l'aide à tous ceux qu'il rencontre. A chacun, il en promet un petit bout. Mais y en aura-t-il assez pour tout le monde ?

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Rouge et sucré (arabe)

Naja Mahfouz, Sahar

Publié en 2013

Livre
Fiction
Album

A little boy wakes up to the call of ‘red sweet red’ from the morning vendor selling fruit. His curiosity increases daily as he unsuccessfully tries to catch the vendor and discover the red sweet fruit he has on his cart. He plays a game with his mother to try and guess what the vendor might be referring to. Perhaps it is watermelon, strawberries or grapes. Set in the heart of a traditional Levantine street, Red Sweet Red’ introduces a playful venture to guess the fruit with the narrator and understand the different colloquial expressions used by Arab vendors.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Le pot de miel et de beurre (arabe)

Inconnu

Publié en 2009

Livre
Fiction
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Salem is a river fisherman who lost his job because the river dried up and is now jobless because he doesn’t know any other craft. Hespends most of his time in bed while his generous neighbor sends him honey and ghee daily from his farm. He eats a bit of it and saves the rest in a jar. One day, when he discovers that the jar is full, he thinks of selling it to become rich and live his dream. He calculates that honey and ghee are now expensive in the market and with this money he will be able to buy a billy goat and 20 nanny goats. He then calculates the number of goats he’ll have when his nanny goats give birth and their children do the same. He will be able to make a fortune! Excited with this idea, he starts dancing around with his cane and accidentally breaks the jar. The Jar of Honey and Ghee portrays that the risks of depending on outside factors are high; meanwhile, that being independent is the best way to achieve one’s own goals.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Le prince des mers (arabe)

Al Musallam, Abdulaziz

Publié en 2014

Livre
Fiction
Album

A folk fairytale from the UAE about the story of a poor fisherman who is unable to catch fish for days until the sea genie appears to him to ask for the fisherman’s young daughter’s hand for marriage. In return, the genie would grant him a future without poverty or hunger. The daughter sacrifices her life and future and goes on to live in a magical palace where she discovers the true nature of the genie. This story suggests the concept of sacrifice and acceptance through a charming tale of imagination.

Langue Arabe

Mots clefs :

• Emirats arabes unis (Géographie / Pays / Asie / Moyen orient)

Langue : Français

Le lapin et le roi des éléphants (arabe)

Inconnu

Publié en 2009

Livre
Fiction
Album

A herd of elephants arrive at the land of the rabbits and disrupt their lives. They drink from their water reservoir and take over the place. The rabbits are afraid to get out from their burrows and get crushed under their feet. They gather and most rabbits decide to run away except the intelligent Fairuz, she has a great idea to get rid of the elephants forever. One night, she mounts a hill and announces the moon’s anger at the king of elephants for drinking from the reservoir. She calls for him to follow her to the water reservoir and see the moon. The elephant refuses to apologize to the banana-like crescent and laughs at Fairuz’s suggestion. She tells him that the king and his herd have a few days to leave before the moon rises in revenge.The Rabbit and the King of Elephants emphasizes the importance of handling situations in a patient and strategic manner to resolve problems efficiently.

Langue Arabe

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Langue : Français

Quand un chameau enterre des loqaimats (arabe)

Al Khayat, Maitha

Publié en 2012

Livre
Fiction
Album

A little Bedouin girl is stuck with a peculiar camel guest who will not be satisfied and happy until he is served the famous Emirati traditional dish loqaimat (sweet and crunchy bites). The girl tries her best to impress the camel by serving him different popular Emirati dishes like ballaleet, hareess, sagow, khanfaroosh, batheeth and Khabees but he only craves loqaimat. When grandma serves the loqaimat dish, he does not settle for them alone without dipping them in the traditional date syrup. When a Camel Craves Crunchies (Loqaimat) is a humorous and rhyming story presenting the UAE traditional customs of food and hospitality.

Langue Arabe

Mots clefs :

• Emirats arabes unis (Géographie / Pays / Asie / Moyen orient)

Langue : Français