Where Hummingbirds Come From Bilingual Luganda English

by Adele Marie Crouch, Megan Gibbs (Illustrations), Moses Bulamu (Translation)

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates to a legend of Where Hummingbirds Come From. Grandmother explains the magic waters and the beauty of this tiny bird. Where Hummingbirds Come From may well become an all-time children's classic and a perfect book for the young reader. As well as a wonderful study guide for English as a second language students.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published April 27, 2010

Reviews

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful. A young girl sits with her grandmother and listens to her tell a story passed down from her own grandmother. The story is about where hummingbirds come from. According to the story they come from some magic water around the grandmother’s house and they and the water appeared around the grandmother’s birthday. This is a great story shared from one generation to another. It shows the importance of sharing stories with our grandchildren, knowing that one day they may pass them on to their children.
This book has been translated into several languages, making it a true bilingual book that children of many languages can enjoy while either learning English, or learning their native language.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was very cute, and both my daughter and I enjoyed it. I would actually rate it 3.5 stars, but obviously I'm unable to do that here. Although the story was very cute, it read just a little 'broken' for lack of a better word. I think mostly I tripped over all of the "grandmother said" parts in the book. The pictures of the hummingbirds were fantastic! I did feel that the pictures of people were not overly appealing, but certainly not crude either. My daughter enjoyed it more than I did (obviously, as this is a children's book), and would have probably rated it a 4 or 4.5.

[Yongcui Huang · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little story has the perfect balance of warmth and family, mystery and myth, and made for a fun and enjoyable bedtime.

[Rosemary Daly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A delightful first reader for anyone learning the Spanish language.