Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
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age Children |
Awards |
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap. |
Audience |
Ages 4-8. |
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. |
Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
Audience |
Elementary Grade. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 3. |
Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
Subject |
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hijab (Islamic clothing) |
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Muslim girls -- Mauritania -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslim girls. |
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Mauritania. |
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Bildungsromans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Bildungsromans. |
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Clothing and dress -- Juvenile fiction.
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Clothing and dress. |
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Muslims -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslims. |
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Sahara -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sahara. |
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Africa, West -- Juvenile fiction.
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West Africa. |
Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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Added Author |
Haddadi, Hoda, 1977- illustrator.
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ISBN |
9780375870347 trade |
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0375870342 trade |
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0375970347 g.l.b. |
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9780375970344 g.l.b. |
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