| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslim girls -- Mauritania -- Juvenile fiction.
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Bildungsromans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Clothing and dress -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslims -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mauritania -- Juvenile fiction.
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Coming of age -- Fiction. |
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Sahara -- Juvenile fiction.
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Clothing and dress -- Fiction. |
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Africa, West -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslims -- Fiction. |
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Mauritania -- Fiction. |
| Added Author |
Hadadi, Hoda, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780375870347 (trade) |
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0375870342 (trade) |
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9780375970344 (lib. bdg.) |
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0375970347 (lib. bdg.) |
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