Sugar Comes from Arabic!

This book provides a superbly illustrated and user-friendly introduction to Arabic letters and words. This user-friendly and superbly illustrated volume is the perfect introduction to the Arabic alphabet for beginners. "Sugar Comes from Arabic!" manages to demystify the Arabic alphabet - first by introducing readers to the letters in English-language order, and then by showing readers how spelling in Arabic is much like writing a predictive text message. Accompanied by numerous illustrations that show how to draw each letter, as well as revealing often unrecognized connections between our two cultures - such as the English word sugar, which comes from the Arabic shakar.