Eye of the Leopard: In English and Amharic

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Eye of the Leopard is based on the proverb “Always watch your back”. “The eye of the leopard is on the goat. The eye of the goat is on the leaf.” Whew! African leopards hunt more different kinds of prey than other big cats—and unlike the other big cats—they sometimes drop from perches onto their prey. Their skill, the fact that they can hunt at any time of day or night, and their willingness to eat many things makes leopards dangerous hunters. Of course, human habits are also dangerous for leopards. The beautiful animals used to be the most widely distributed of all cats . Now their numbers are in decline in Ethiopia and all over the world. Explore the meaning of this proverb and learn more about leopards in this early-reader book.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 books sales will be 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 . 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 beliefs in unusual ways. Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund is a 501 not for profit organization that believes the chance to dream big dreams should not depend on where in the world you are born. Our focus is to support nonprofit organizations and their programs that provide literacy, K-12 education, and leadership as well as that support the parents and communities where the kids live, in Ethiopia.