Eleven Words for Love: a Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love
Author(s): Randa Abdel-fattah; Maxine Beneba Clarke (Illustrator)
Languages & Bilingual Stories | Harmony Week | Arabic
A lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love.
A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey unfolds, the oldest child reflects on the special contents of that suitcase: photo albums that evoke eleven of many names for love in Arabic. From sunshine-warm friendship to the love that dissolves all tears; from the love that makes you swoon to the love that leaves you yearning for the heart's homeland--her family has experienced it all. Illustrated in vibrant watercolor pencil and collage on textured card stock, this moving scrapbook shows a family embracing an unknown future even as they honor the past, casting immigration and the refugee experience in the light of universal human connection.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Candlewick Press
- : Candlewick Press
- : 0.522992
- : 01 November 2023
- : .36 Inches X 9.63 Inches X 12.5 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Randa Abdel-fattah; Maxine Beneba Clarke (Illustrator)
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 40