Counting Under the Desert Sky
ْ َ َ َ ﻌ ﺖ ﻟ ا ﺗ ﺤ ﺳ َﻤﺎ ِء ﺪ ﱡ َ ْ َ ﺤ َﺮا ِء ﱠ ْ اﻟﺼ
Mufida Al Digeil & Victoria Hopkin
ﻣﻔﻴﺪة اﻟﺪﻗﻴﻞ وﻓﻜﺘﻮرﻳﺎ ﻫﻮﺑﻜﻦ A bilingual children’s book with teacher guidance ﻛﺘﺎب ﻟﻸﻃﻔﺎل ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺘﻴﻦ ﻣﻊ ﺗﻮﺟﻴﻬﺎت ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻠﻢ
tha’lab ﺛﻌﻠﺐ
Mira and Rashid spot a desert fox, Tiny paws step on the rocks. Let’s count together, ready… one One desert fox in the morning sun. Rashid and Mira on safari, What will they find? Let’s look and see!
،اوﻳّﺎ ٌ اﺷ ِ ﻣِ ﻴﺮَا َو َر ْ ﺎن ﺛَ ْﻌﻠَ ًﺒﺎ َﺻ ِ َﺪ ﻳَﺮَﻳ ِ َﺤﺮ َ ْ َﺗ .ِاﻟﺼﺨُﻮر اﻟﺼﻐِ ﻴ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ﱡ َاﻣ ُﻪ ﱠ ُ ﺨ ُﻄﻮ أ ْﻗﺪ
َواﺣِ ﺪ...ون؟ َ ُﺟﺎﻫِ ﺰ َ ،َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧ َ ُﻌ ﱠﺪ َﻣ ًﻌﺎ
َ ﺪ ﻓِﻲ .ﺎح ِ ﺷ ْﻤ ٌ ِﺐ َواﺣ ﺲ ﱠ ٌ َﺛَ ْﻌﻠ ِ اﻟﺼ َﺒ ،ﺳ َﻔﺎرِي ٌ اﺷ ِ َر ْ ِﺪ َوﻣِ ﻴﺮَا ﻓِﻲ ر َ ِﺣﻠَﺔ َ َﻣ ُ َان؟ َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧَﻨ !ْﻈ ْﺮ وﻧﺘﺄ َ ﱠﻣﻞ َ ﺎذا ِ ﺳ َﻴ ِ ﺠﺪ
booma ﺑﻮﻣﺔ
َ ﻋَ ﲆ ،ِﺤﺮ ْ ﺎل َو ْاﻟ َﺒ ِ ﺊ اﻟﺮﱢ َﻣ ِ ِﺷﺎﻃ .ﺳ َﻼﺣِ ُﻒ َﺻﻐِ ﻴ َﺮ ٌة ﺑ ِ َﻔ َﺮ ٍح ِ ﺗَ ْﻤ َ ﺸﻲ
أ َ ْرﺑ َ َﻌﺔ... َﺟﺎﻫِ ﺰُون؟،َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧَ ُﻌ ﱡﺪ َﻣ ًﻌﺎ
َ .ﺼﻞُ ِإ َﱃ ْاﻟ َﻤﺎء ِ َﺳﻼﺣِ َﻒ َﺻﻐِ ﻴ َﺮ ٍة ﺗ َ أ ْرﺑ َ َﻌ ُﺔ ،ﺳ َﻔﺎرِي ٌ اﺷ ِ َر ْ ِﺪ َوﻣِ ﻴﺮَا ﻓِﻲ ر َ ِﺣﻠَﺔ َ َﻣ ُ َان؟ َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧَﻨ !ْﻈ ْﺮ وﻧﺘﺄ َ ﱠﻣﻞ َ ﺎذا ِ ﺳ َﻴ ِ ﺠﺪ
At the edge of sand and sea, Some baby turtles wander free. Let’s count together, ready… four Four little turtles reach the shore. Rashid and Mira on safari, What will they find? Let’s look and see!
sahliya ﺳﺤﻠﻴﺔ
In a rocky wadi, cool and low, Spiny-tailed lizards come and go. Let’s count together, ready… eight Eight desert lizards sit and wait. Rashid and Mira on safari, What will they find? Let’s look and see!
ْ ﻓِﻲ َوا ٍد َﺻ ،ٍي ﺑَﺎرِد ﺨﺮ ِ ﱟ َ ﺎل َذ ْﻳﻠ ُ َﻬﺎ .ﺸﻲ ِ ﺠﺮِي َوﺗَ ْﻤ ْ َﺷ ْﻮﻛِﻲﱞ ﺗ َ ٍ َﺳﺤ
ﺛَ َﻤﺎﻧ ِ َﻴﺔ... َﺟﺎﻫِ ﺰُون؟،َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧَ ُﻌ ﱡﺪ َﻣ ًﻌﺎ
.ُِﺲ َوﺗَ ْﻨ َﺘﻈِ ﺮ ْ َﺎل َﺻﻐِ ﻴ َﺮ ٍة ﺗ ُ ﺠﻠ َ ﺛَ َﻤﺎﻧ ِ َﻴ ُﺔ ٍ َﺳﺤ ،ﺳ َﻔﺎرِي ٌ اﺷ ِ َر ْ ِﺪ َوﻣِ ﻴﺮَا ﻓِﻲ ر َ ِﺣﻠَﺔ َ َﻣ ُ َان؟ َﻫ ﱠﻴﺎ ﻧَﻨ !ْﻈ ْﺮ َوﻧَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻣﻞ َ ﺎذا ِ ﺳ َﻴ ِ ﺠﺪ
How many animals did you find in the story? َ ﺟﺪ ْت ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻘِ ﱠﺼﺔِ ؟ َ ﺣ َﻴﻮاﻧًﺎ َو َ َﻛ ْﻢ Can you remember how many of these you saw? َ ﻫَﻞْ ﺗَ َﺘ َﺬ ﱠﻛﺮُ َﻛ ْﻢ َرأ َ ْﻳ ْ ِﺖ ﻣ ﻛﻞ ﻣِ ْﻨ َﻬﺎ؟ ٍ ﻦ
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Focus Words in This Book
اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻮرﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب
Animals in the book
Numbers
English
Transliteration
Arabic
English
Transliteration
Arabic
fox
tha’lab
ﺛﻌﻠﺐ
one
wahed
واﺣﺪ
gazelle
ghazala
ﻏﺰاﻟﺔ
two
ithnaan
اﺛﻨﺎن
owl
booma
ﺑﻮﻣﺔ
three
thalaatha
ﺛﻼﺛﺔ
turtle
sulhafaa
ﺳﻠﺤﻔﺎة
four
arba’a
أرﺑﻌﺔ
falcon
saqr
ﺻﻘﺮ
five
khamsa
ﺧﻤﺴﺔ
heron
balshoon
ﺑﻠﺸﻮن
six
sitta
ﺳﺘﺔ
flamingo
flamingo
ﻓﻼﻣﻨﻐﻮ
seven
sab’a
ﺳﺒﻌﺔ
lizard
sahliya
ﺳﺤﻠﻴﺔ
eight
thamaniya
ﺛﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ
oryx
al maha
اﻟﻤﻬﺎ
nine
tis’a
ﺗﺴﻌﺔ
camel
jamal
ﺟﻤﻞ
ten
‘ashara
ﻋﺸﺮة
Race with foxes, leap with gazelles, and flap with flamingos!
From desert dunes to mangroves and the sea, every step brings a new animal to count.
Will you find them all before the stars shine at night?
ْ َو،ِﺐ ،ن َ َ ﺳﺎﺑ ِ ْﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺜ َﻌﺎﻟ ِ اﻗﻔِ ْﺰ َﻣ َﻊ اﻟﻐِ ْﺰ َﻻ ُ َِو َر ْﻓﺮ ِ ْف َﻣ َﻊ ُﻃ ُﻴﻮرِ اﻟ َﻔ َﻼﻣ !ﻴﻨﻐﻮ
ْ ِﻣ ،ِﺤﺮ ِ َ ﺤﺮَا ِء ِإ َﱃ َﻏﺎﺑ ﺎن ﱠ ْ ﺎت اﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮمِ َواﻟ َﺒ ْ اﻟﺼ ِ ﻦ ُﻛ ْﺜ َﺒ .ﺟﺪِﻳﺪًا َ ﺣ َﻴ َﻮاﻧًﺎ َ ﻓِﻲ ُﻛﻞﱢ ﺧُ ْﻄ َﻮ ٍة ﻧ َ ُﻌ ﱡﺪ
َﺠ ُﺪﻫَﺎ ُﻛﻠﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻗ ْﺒﻞَ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻈ َﻬ َﺮ اﻟ ﱡﻨﺠُﻮ ُم ﻟ َ ْﻴ ًﻼ؟ َ ْﻫَﻞ ِ ﺳﺘ
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