Fun Preschool Learning with My First African Words
My First African Words: Beyond baby talk teaching simple African words to the 21st century child (Paperback)
Malagasy (mal-uh-gas-ee) is the national language of Madagascar. Malagasy has no rules of grammar for gender, and nouns do not show a change in tense for numbers. Madagascar gets its current name from the 14th century explorer Marco Polo. The name Madagascar was fastened to the large island by Italian map makers during the Italian Renaissance. Madagascar lays in the Indian Ocean but is a part of the southeastern coast of Africa. The baobab tree can be considered the national tree of Madagascar along with countless wildlife species native only to the island. Madagascar is slightly less than twice the size of Arizona and is the world’s fourth-largest island.
Malagasy is the nationality of the Madagascar people as well as the name of their language. English, French, and Malagasy are the official languages of Africa. Most African countries have more than one official language; South Africa for example has 11 official languages. Infants and young children are able to hear and discern the sounds of the worlds countless dialects and languages. Their still forming brains are in fact prepared to learn more than one language.
For babies, learning should be fun; bright colors along with bold contrasting patterns really attract a baby’s attention enjoyment for learning begins at birth. The words featured in this book are of Madagascar’s standard dialect. My first African Words was created for parents to go beyond baby talk and teach simple African words to our 21st century child. With over twenty easy Malagasy words learning will be fun for newborns to adults. Take multicultural learning beyond your boarders and into Africa with “My First African Words”.
