Taz in the City
Taz moves from the countryside to the city and finds new friends in nature on a litter-picking walk, in an audiobook about a small charity.
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What is Taz in the City about?
Taz in the City is an audiobook for children about Tasneem, called Taz, a girl who loves nature and has to leave her countryside home for a new house in the city.
Taz has always lived in an old house with her mama, dad and baby brother. She watches the red oak leaves fall each autumn, picks the tiniest blossoms in spring, carries lost earthworms back to the soil after the rain and zooms around the neighbourhood on her scooter. Then her parents tell her they are moving to the city, to be closer to her dad's job. The boxes are packed, the moving day comes, and in her empty new bedroom Taz feels excited and sad at the same time.
Her mama has an idea. They will go for a walk with a paper bag and pick up litter, just as they did at the old house. This small charity, she says, can be their way of introducing themselves to the living things around them. As they clean, Taz finds a family of roly-polies under a gum wrapper, dandelions swaying in the wind and ladybirds that tickle her hand, and she begins to feel that she could love growing up here too.
Its subtitle is The Big Move and the Small Charity. Written by Lulu Kaissi and illustrated by Nouran Samy, it helps children with the big feelings of moving home, and shows that caring for the world around us is a charity.
What your child will learn
- Picking up litter and caring for the places we live is a small charity.
- Allah's creation is all around us, in the city as well as the countryside.
- Moving home can bring mixed feelings, and that is normal.
- Families help each other through big changes.
Talk about it afterwards
- How did Taz feel when she found out her family was moving?
- Why did Mama call picking up litter a small charity?
- What creatures did Taz find on her walk?
- What small charity could you do in your neighbourhood?
Frequently asked questions
What does Taz in the City teach children?
That caring for the place we live, even by picking up litter, is a charity, and that there is nature to love wherever we make our home.
How long is Taz in the City?
About 5 minutes.
Does Taz in the City have music?
No. It is music-free.
