Our World: Egypt

Young readers can explore Egypt and all it has to offer in this engaging board book that is drawn from the author's and illustrator's personal experiences of life in this country.

About the author

Aya Khalil is the award-winning author of The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story, which was an NCTE's Charlotte Huck Award Recommended Book and a 2021 Arab American Book Award, among other honors; The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story; and The Banned Books Bake Sale: A Protest Story. Aya holds a master's degree in education and works as a freelance journalist. Her articles have been featured in The Huffington Post and The Christian Science Monitor, among other publications. She immigrated from Egypt to the United States when she was young and currently lives with her partner and three children in Northwest Ohio. Find her at AyaKhalil.com.

Summary

Come along for a day in Egypt! There's so much to explore – candy-coloured boats, thumping tablas and warm pita bread. Author Aya Khalil and illustrator Magda Azab draw on their personal experience of life in Egypt to create this appealing board book for very young readers.

Product details

• Authors: Aya Khalil, Aya Khalil
• Assisted by: Magda Azab (Illustration), Magda Azab (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 6
• Product format: Board book
• Released: 18.10.2022
• EAN: 9781646867172
• ISBN: 978-1-64686-717-2
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 165 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 445 g
• Series: Our World
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Egypt, For children c 0-2 years, Baby books, For children c 0–36 months, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Africa, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Middle East