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African Storybook update – 91 books have been translated into French

The African Storybook Project is one of the most amazing Literacy websites with its wide range of stories from Grades 1-3 learners in a multitude of African languages. These stories found at www.african storybook.org each with beautiful illustrations, can be read online or they can be downloaded as PDFs and made into books. They use the Creative Commons licensing which enables the books to be free to use and adapt if so desired.

This month the African Storybook project is celebrating its French translations! Ninety-one ASP storybooks have been translated into this important language of wider communication in Africa, and they’ll be adding more soon. They give particular thanks to Translators without Borders volunteers for contributing most of these translations.

Here is a small selection of the African Storybook Project’s French storybooks.

Kalabushe, the talkativeKalabushe, la bavarde
Monkey and the hunter’s wifeMaman Singe et la femme du chasseur
Counting animalsCompter les animaux
Crushed louseLe pou écrasé
Jaaka the fishermanJaaka le pêcheur
Goat, Dog and CowLa chèvre, le chien et la vache
Pam-Pam birdL’oiseau Pam-Pam
Rabbit under the treeLe lapin sous un arbre