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Can you see my blue eye and my curled tail? Can you guess what I am? Discover the heather chameleon, the mountain nyala, the gelada baboon, the big-headed mole rat and more amazing Ethiopian animals in our beautiful dual-language ask-and-answer picture book. The diverse creatures who inhabit the mountains, forests and valleys of Eastern Africa come alive in colorful illustrations that capture the rich hues and textures of Ethiopia's vibrant ecosystems. Some of Ethiopia's wildlife can only be found in Ethiopia, making it a popular destination for travelers who hope to catch a glimpse of some of the world's most rare creatures. You can get a good look at them in our picture book, and young readers will delight in using the picture clues to guess which animal is featured. Side by side text in English and Ethiopian languages like Amharic, Tigrinya and Afaan Oromo helps emerging bilingual readers to build vocabulary. The guess-and-check format will engage curious minds and help practice making predictions. Part of the Ready, Set, Go! series of dual-language early readers in Ethiopian languages. Ready Set Go Books, an Open Hearts Big Dreams Project, is focused on increasing the literacy rate in Ethiopia through giving readers books with stories in their heart languages, full of colorful illustrations with Ethiopian settings and details. Profits from book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more Ready Set Go Books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country. Ethiopia's population is 44% children, ages 0-14 (43 million out of 97 million total). Only 5.5% of children attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is 49%. Our books are based on wise Ethiopian sayings that often rhyme in Amharic. If an adult says the first half, many children can chant the second half. Sometimes the meaning of these sayings is clear. Sometimes it has to be puzzled out and argued over. But sayings and idioms and proverbs help people express truths and