Samir and His Brown Trousers: An Elementary-Level Modern Standard Arabic Reader - Paperback

by Matthew Aldrich (Editor), Habeeb Yaghy (Author)

Samir and His Brown Trousers is an elementary-level reader written in Modern Standard Arabic. The book presents a culturally grounded story set in downtown Beirut and supports language development through guided reading and structured exercises.

• Story-based narrative framed as a grandfather telling a story
• Fully vocalized Modern Standard Arabic text
• Parallel English translation
• Pre-reading questions and a prologue
• Multiple post-reading activity types
• End-of-book glossary
• Native-speaker audio with adjustable playback speed

Intended for elementary learners of Modern Standard Arabic.

Includes access to native-speaker audio recordings.