10 Panda Bears Having So Much Fun

What would panda bears do in a park?
Have so much fun, of course!

This delightful book by first-generation-American Asmahan Salim Malloy, who came to the United States from Syria at age 25, is more than a children’s picture book. It’s an interactive, multifaceted learning tool, featuring:

• An age-appropriate, rhyming, engaging story
• Embedded ideas and themes for teachers to talk about
• A story that encourages hand gestures and actions
• Opportunities for counting—both spelled-out numbers and numerals
• Careful attention to design to make it a good read-aloud book for teachers
• Demonstrations of good behavior and choices
• Examples of exercise, hygiene, and health
• Bonus activity: Searching for a hidden heart on each spread

Children will love learning about the panda bears having so much fun!

Asmahan Salim Malloy

Asmahan Malloy grew up on a small farm in Syria, and she worked as an elementary school teacher. She came to the United States in October of 1991, when she was 25 years old. Arabic is Asmahan’s first language, and she learned to speak English after coming to America. She worked at several jobs until she was hired by Community Services for Children (CSC), which is also known as Head Start, in 2006. Her writing is inspired by Head Start children.

Asmahan loves working with children, and she feels that they are the light of our world. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Asmahan discovered her talent and passion for writing poetry and children’s stories. Her poems and stories help children understand and learn about new ideas in an easy, unique, fun way.

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