The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
Aya Khalil
(Author)
Anait Semirdzhyan
(Illustrator)
Description
That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and writes a poem in Arabic about the quilt. Next day her teacher sees the poem and gets the entire class excited about creating a "quilt" (a paper collage) of student names in Arabic. In the end, Kanzi's most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
This authentic story with beautiful illustrations includes a glossary of Arabic words and a presentation of Arabic letters with their phonetic English equivalents.
Product Details
Price
$17.95
$16.69
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Publish Date
February 18, 2020
Pages
36
Dimensions
9.3 X 10.2 X 0.5 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780884487548
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About the Author
Aya Khalil is a freelance journalist and blogger who has taught at all levels from preschool to college. her first book, The Arabic Quilt is based on events from her childhood, when she immigrated to the U.S. from Egypt with her parents and siblings. She lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, Abdalrahman, and their two children.
Anait Semirdzhyan grew up in a multicultural family and lived in several countries with diverse cultures before settling in the Seattle area with her husband and twin daughters. Her illustrations begin as pencil sketches on cold-press watercolor paper. She then inks the outlines, paints with watercolors, and scans the illustrations in order to edit them in Photoshop. She is the illustrator of The Arabic Quilt and other works that can be viewed at www.anaitsart.com.
