Haiti A to Z: A Bilingual ABC Book about the Pearl of the Antilles
About this ebook
#1 New Release in Haiti Travel Guides
Written for preschool kids, Haiti A to Z is an alphabet book with a Haitian twist. Join Imane for a fun jaunt through an illustrated alphabet about Haiti with Creole and English words.
Not your average ABC for kids. This unique book not only teaches your kids the English alphabet, but also provides a bilingual experience that’s infused with Creole to deepen their vocabulary in both languages. For kids of any and all backgrounds; as they journey with Imane through Haitian culture and traditions, they’ll learn English and Creole words through catchy rhymes and beautiful illustrations.
A fun preschool learning aid. This book is crafted to help your child in preschool begin to learn letter recognition. With the colorful illustrations and playful characters, your child will pick-up the letters and words easily─and will hardly want to put the book down. It also includes a glossary at the end of the book to reinforce an understanding of the Creole and English words and their definitions.
By reading this book, toddlers will:
- Begin to learn letter recognition
- Develop a multilingual vocabulary
- Learn about Haitian culture and heritage, and develop an understanding of Haitian traditions
If you enjoyed books like ABC I Love Me, I Need You to Know, or T is for Tiger, then you’ll love Haiti A to Z.
About the author
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002. She currently writes from Miami. M.J.’s publishing career began as a teenager in Haiti. At nineteen years-old, she signed her first book contract with Hachette-Deschamps, in Haiti, for the publication of a Young Adult book titled La Statuette Maléfique. Since then, M.J. has authored nine books in French that are widely read in Europe and the French Antilles.
In 2013, One Moore Book released M.J.’s first children’s book, I Am Riding, written in three languages: English, French, and Haitian Creole. In 2015, Beating Windward Press published M.J. 's memoir, A Sky the Color of Chaos, about her childhood in Haiti during the brutal regime of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Her latest book, Badass Black Girl, was published in January 2020, and was the #1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Cultural Heritage Biographies.
A long-time educator and frequent keynote speaker (Tufts University, Massachusetts; Howard University, Washington, D.C.; the University of Miami, Florida; and Michael College, Vermont; and a panelist at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, AWP), M.J. is available for book club meetings, podcast presentations, interviews and other author events. You can learn more about her and her work at her website: www.badassblackgirl.com
