Asma Manaal Sajeela
Asma Manaal Sajeela © 2012
RESPECT
Asma Manaal Sajeela
Respect is NOT shouting at elders; Respect SI ku pijya watu kelele kama wa kubwa wako; Respect nahi hai baro par chikna;
Respect is treating everyone the same. Respect ni ku treat watu, kama wam treat mtu mwengine. Respect sab ko ek jasa t2eat kar3a.
Respect is NOT treating other people with violence; Respect SI ku pijya watu; Respect dhosro ko mar3a ni ha;
Respect is obeying the rules. Respect ni ku obey rules zaow kila mahali. Respect qunon ko obey kar3a hai.
Respect is NOT calling out; Respect SI ku sema tu; Respect nai hai jab koi bol ra ha;
Respect is treating other people’s things nicely. Respect SI kum cheka mtu vibaya. Respect tho-‐sro ki chi-‐son ko acha sa rak-‐na hai.
Respect is NOT teasing people in a bad way; Respect ni ku treat vitu va watu vizuri; Respect nahi ha jab insan tho-‐saro ka masak bori thara banai;
Respect is keeping your hands and feet to yourself. Respect ni watcha mikono na migoo kwako. Respect hai apna hath.
About the Authors
My name is Asma. I am in grade 5. I live in Canada. Many languages and cultures are part of my life. I know 4 languages. In my portrait, I’ve shown the languages and cultures that make me who I am. At school, I speak English, Sign Language and French. At home, I speak Urdu and English. In this book, I used Swahili, English and Urdu. I think it is great to write in more than one language because some people can’t read English but can read other languages. I feel great about our book because it is a hit!
My name is Manaal. I am in grade 5. I live in Toronto. Many languages and cultures are part of my life. I know 3 languages. In my portrait, I’ve shown the languages and cultures that make me who I am. At school, I speak English and French. At home, I speak Swahili and English. In this book, I used English, Swahili and Urdu. I think it is important to write in more than one language because it’s like you’re exploding into a whole new world.
My name is Sajeela. I am in grade 5. I live in Canada. Many languages and cultures are part of my life. I know 4 languages. In portrait, I’ve shown the languages and cultures that make me who I am. At school, I speak English and French. At home, I speak Urdu, Punjabi and English. In this book, I used English, Swahili and Urdu. I feel great about my work because it’s nice and our illustrations are creative.