Step inside the 12 gates of Ethiopia's beautiful ancient city of Gondar, brought to life by student illustrators and filled with side by side text in both English and indigenous Ethiopian languages like Tigrinya, Amharic and Afaan Oromo to support emerging bilingual readers. A UNESCO World Heritage site, Gondar has been a thriving city for thousands of years, since the first kings settled and built the castles and gates for which the region is famous. Now prized for its art and architecture, Gondar remains a vibrant and diverse city of many cultures and faiths.