| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. 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. |
| Source |
NBK 2/14 PPLY |
| Subject |
Coming of age -- Fiction.
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Clothing and dress -- Fiction.
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Muslims -- Fiction.
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Mauritania -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Hadadi, Hoda, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780375870347 |
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0375870342 |
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