FarahLovesMangoes

Let’s talk...

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About different feelings: we can ask our child: Why do you think Farah loves mangoes so much? How did Farah feel when she found no fruit on the tree, and how did her feelings change at the end of the story? What was Farah’s new discovery about the mango tree?

About similar experiences: we can our child: Do you have a favourite fruit or food like Farah? What is it, and why do you like it?

About desires: Farah tried in many ways to get what she loves. We can ask our child: Have you ever wanted something very badly and couldn’t get it? How did you handle it?

Let’s enrich our language...

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We can examine the colour-rich illustrations with our child and describe what we see, especially the tree’s hidden world

Let's taste...

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We can prepare a healthy snack of mango slices mixed with yogurt together, adding a little honey or granola. We can talk about the importance of healthy eating and what we like to eat from it

Let's connect with nature...

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We can encourage our child to contemplate the nature around us and discover its hidden worlds. What hides under the stone, between tree branches, inside the earth, or in a small water pond?

Let's move...

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We can imitate Farah’s movements while searching for mangoes–we can imagine we’re climbing trees, picking fruit, digging the earth, walking in the garden, giving the tree milk, and wrapping the scarf around it.

Let's research...

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The story takes place in India. How can we tell that from the story?

In India, there are different names for mangoes, and in our country, there are different names for olives. Do you know what they are?