The Majlis Academy Language
Culture · Values

Arabic Learning Journey

Our Books

One academic year. Twelve bilingual, story-rich titles. Each anchors three weeks of teaching for FS2 to Year 1.

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Book 1

Salim’s Adventures in the Seven Emirates

مغامرات سالم في الإمارات السبع

Days of the week and the seven Emirates, building sequencing language through Salim’s journey.

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Book 2

Counting Under the Desert Sky

الْعَدُّ تَحْتَ سَمَاءِ الصَّحْرَاءِ

Numbers, counting and UAE animals, with simple sentence frames such as “I can see…” and “There are…”.

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Book 3

Hind and the Lantern’s Secret

هِنْد وَسِرُّ الْفَانُوس

A new bilingual story: Hind and her cat discover the secret of a glowing lantern on a starry evening.

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Book 4

A Gift From the Sea

هَدِيَّةٌ مِنَ الْبَحْر

Descriptive language and contrasts such as big/small, using objects and vocabulary from the sea.

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Book 5

Rashid’s Big Family

عائلة راشد الكبيرة

Family vocabulary and confident speaking through familiar sentence patterns such as “This is my…”.

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Book 6

What’s in Salim’s Backpack?

ماذا في حقيبة سالم؟

Fruit vocabulary, colours and everyday phrases such as “I like to eat…” through Salim’s farm visit.

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Book 7

Salim Says

يقول سالم

Body parts and face vocabulary developed through movement, listening and playful instructions.

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Book 8

Mira’s Missing Cat

قِطّة مِيرا المَفْقُودة

Positional language such as above, under, next to, behind and in front through Mira’s search for her cat.

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Book 9

My Legs Forgot How to STOP!

نسيت ساقاي كيف أتوقف!

Action verbs and positional language through movement, play and phrases such as “I can…” and “Let’s…”.

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Book 10

Title to come

A book about transport. The title is being finalised and will be announced soon.

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Book 11

Title to come

A book about hobbies. The title is being finalised and will be announced soon.

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Book 12

The Big Classroom

الصف الكبير

Feelings, reflection and preparation for the next academic year through phrases such as “I think…” and “I feel…”.

Special books

Stand-alone books for particular times of the year. They sit outside the twelve-book sequence and are provided as books on their own.

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For Ramadan

Hind’s Ramadan Lantern

فانوس هند الرّمضاني

Colours and cultural vocabulary explored through the story of Hind’s Ramadan lantern.

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For UAE National Day

Together, We Became the UAE

معًا صرنا الإمارات

Colours, UAE identity and national belonging, with simple descriptive language around the flag.

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For Eid

Eid in Every Home

العيد في كل بيت

Eid vocabulary, greetings and cultural language connected to family, food and celebration.