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Abla Tamader is surprised to find her former neighbor's children at her door to care for while their mother is traveling. During their stay, the two teen boys and young girl bring joy and vitality back to Mrs. Tamader's life, something she has missed since quitting her job as a teacher. And the children learn that the countryside is not as boring as they thought it would be.
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Arabic
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A thirteen-year-old Cairo boy keeps a yearlong diary of his experiences when he leaves his family in the city to live with relatives in a rural Egyptian village to help care for his aging grandmother and attend their farm. Assuming he will bored and that he knows more than they do, the boy is quickly humbled by his family's farming knowledge and comes to appreciate and engage in their provincial culture and methods.
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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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English
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Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home
With only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set out to walk to freedom in Europe. This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children's writer
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Introduce children to the basic words, simple vocabulary, and diversity of Arabic through colorful rhymes and beautiful imagery.
An A-to-Z collection of colorfully illustrated rhymes introduces young readers to the Arabic language alphabet and some simple vocabulary words, while also highlighting the culture of the Arabic-speaking world. Includes pronunciation guide.
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Arabic
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In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
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Arabic
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English Arabic Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Arabic as their second language. "Goodnight, My Love!" by Shelley Admont won the Gold Medal in 2019 Readers' Favorite annual international book award in the Children - General category Alex finds it hard to go to sleep, so he starts making up excuses. After reading a bedtime story, his father suggests planning a dream that he would like to see when he falls asleep. Find...