Children's & YA
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The first and only book about trailblazing women of the Middle East, by award winning Wafa' Tarnowska. 25 fascinating mini biographies, including those of Cleopatra, Zenobia, singer Fairuz and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. Their work covers sports (Zahra Lari, UAE iceskater), film making (Nadine Labaki, Lebanon), mathematician (Manahel Thabet, Yemen). Beautiful illustrations of all the women by talents including Hoda Hadadi are complemented by a simple map and a Glossary of terms. A wonderful read 'Guaranteed to inspire' - Kirkus Reviews.
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Sold: USA/Canada; Arabic language. All other rights available.
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Brand new title! Published September 2020.
Reviews
5 star Waterstones review
'Guaranteed to inspire' Kirkus Reviews
'A must have for all schools' - North Somerset Teachers' Awards
'Tarnowska brings a brimming enthusiasm to this collection' - Publishers Weekly
Author Biography
Children's author Wafa' Tarnowska was born in Lebanon, and now lives in the UK. She is a writer, translator and storyteller. Her award winning ARABIAN NIGHTS with Carole Henaff illustrations has been translated into many languages. This is her sixth children's book.
Copyright Information
Copyright 2020 Pikku Publishing
Copyright in text Wafa' Tarnowska
Copyright in illustration: Hoda Hadadi; Esteli Meza; Margarida Esteves; Sahar Haghgoo; Christelle Halal
Pikku Publishing
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- Publisher Pikku
- Publication Date September 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781999639853
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 12.99 GBP
- Pages112
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size240 x 200
- Illustration112
- Biblio NotesIllustrators include Hoda Hadadi, and Esteli Meza
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