Azerbaijani Turkic Alphabet and Numbers

by Darya Hodaei

About the “Azerbaijani Turkic Alphabet and Numbers” book teaches Azerbaijani alphabet and numbers with fun illustrations to kids. This bilingual book with its beautiful original drawings is an ideal gift to share with your special little one(s).About the Hodaei, PharmD, is the author of this book. She is fluent in Azerbaijani, Turkish, English and Farsi (Persian) and began writing short stories when she was 9 years old. Growing up, she was deprived from having education in her own mother language (Azerbaijani). However, later in life she self-studied and learned how to write and read in her own native language when she became the mother of two young children. She saw how important it was for children to learn their own mother language in order to avoid identity problem in the future, a challenging issue she had experienced first-hand. As an immigrant parent she strongly believes preserving one’s rich ethnic culture especially mother language is a fundamental part of upbringing. To fulfill her commitment to this end, she decided to create “EnglishAzerbaijani” platform using visual aids and Azerbaijani and English equivalents to help children in bi-lingual and multi-lingual environments with their language development. Later, she decided to start publishing her stories for kids in English and Azerbaijani as a step towards encouraging parents and promoting the value of education in mother language.Visit @englishazerbaijani on Instagram and Youtube to learn more about similar content.

116 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 29, 2021

About the author

Dr. Darya Hodaei, a pharmacy professional born in Tabriz, Iran, grew up as part of a marginalized ethnic group without access to formal education in her native language at schools. Later, when she realized how disconnected she was from her roots—and how vital it was to pass that heritage on to her children, she created EnglishAzerbaijani, a resource to help families preserve and celebrate their Azerbaijani Turkic identity.
Together with her husband, Dr. Hodaei is raising their children to be trilingual: speaking Azerbaijani-Turkic at home, Kurdish from their father, and English through school and society.
Dr. Hodaei believes that every child deserves to grow up proud of who they are and where they come from. Through her books, she hopes to spark curiosity, celebrate diversity, and help families stay connected to their cultural roots—one story at a time.

Reviews

[Curtis Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Letters & Numbers

This is a good book for both Ebglish & Turkish children. It teaches letter & number recognition in both languages. As stated before, it's a good literacy resource.

[Vaishali Andraskar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative book

A very informative alphabet book with colorful illustrations making it easy to understand. Facilitates learning Azerbaijani Turkic for kids all.