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In Mauritania, West Africa, an Arab girl who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith. Full description
Summary: |
In Mauritania, West Africa, an Arab girl who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith. |
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Item Description: |
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap. |
Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
Audience: |
Ages 4-8. |
Awards: |
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap. A Junior Library Guild selection |
ISBN: |
9780375870347 0375870342 9780525645665 9780375970344 0375970347 |
Author Notes: |
HODA HADADI is a children's books illustrator living and working in Tehran, Iran. She has illustrated more than forty books for children and has won numerous international prizes, including the New Horizons Bologna Ragazzi Award and the Grand Prix of Belgrade. This is her first U.S. picture book. |