Deep in the Sahara
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Deep in the Sahara
AUTHOR:
Cunnane, Kelly.
Hadadi, Hoda.
ISBN:
9780525645665
EDITION:
1st Dragonfly ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Dragonfly Books, 2013.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm
ABSTRACT:
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.
READING_LEVEL3:
Ages 4-8.
GEOGRAPHIC_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Coming of age -- Fiction. |
| Clothing and dress -- Fiction. |
| Muslims -- Fiction. |
| Mauritania -- Fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.