African Storybook remains your reading partner during the worldwide collective pause
As public conversations around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increase and we continue to monitor developments, it is our hope that you and your children remain safe. As you would have seen in ourInternational Mother Tongue Day communication, we have provided you a guide to free digital resources which allows you to access the ever growing number of digital multilingual resources. Below you will findActivity 1on how you can continue to explore and rely on African Storybook and our partner networks for reading resources.
Our Website is an open license digital platform which allows you to Read, Make, Use picture storybooks for children's literacy, enjoyment and imagination.
Our stories are contextually appropriate and are currently available in 189 languages spoken on the African continent and beyond
We have 1280 unique storybookswith 6045 translations in the language of your choice
We have an amazing reader app The African Storybook Reader App which is free to download from Google Play or Apple's App Store and provides access to the same resources as our website.
Activity 1: Explore our Website
Open your internet browser (e.g. Google, Explorer, Firefox or Safari) and type the web address www.africanstorybook.org. Below is the view of the ASb website home page that you will see on your computer or tablet screen.
Scroll Down and you will see:
These are storybooks that have been checked and approved.
All approved storybooks are available in English as well as one or more African languages.
These are collections of reflections showcasing the use of African Storybook's picture storybooks in different contexts.
Scroll further down the homepage, and you will see a description of the three main website functions:
READ: You can read individual books or collections of books around a particular theme
MAKE: You can create, translate and adapt storybooks or build your own collection.
USE: You can read how people all over Africa are using our storybooks and website.
When you click to the READ section of the website. There you will be able to search for storybooks in different languages, and at different reading levels. On the left side of the screen you will see a list of storybook titles in different languages. There is description underneath each title to help you choose a storybook you will enjoy. To look for storybooks in a particular language, click on the arrow at the end of the white strip with the words ‘All languages’.
end of activity 1
For more information and step by step explanations for using our website, please use our Getting Started Guide which is available on our website should you need help. Please see Navigation image below. We look forward to bringing you activity 2 in our collective pause series to help you explore our resources and more.
Available on the right side of the website is theHELP section where you can access our guides and this is where you will find the Getting Started guide which will take you through the use of our website.
a story for you to help encourage children to wash their hands
Kiswahili:
Kuna viini vingi tusivyoweza kuona kwa macho. Vinaambukiza magonjwa. Kuosha mikono kwa maji na sabuni, kwa sekunde 20, kunaweza kuzuia ueneaji wa viini vinavyosababisha magonjwa.
English:
There are many germs we cannot see with our eyes. They cause diseases. Washing hands with soap and water, for 20 seconds, can stop the spread of germs that causes diseases.
