5/19/2023 0 Comments The arabic quilt![]() ![]() This authentic story with beautiful illustrations includes a glossary of Arabic words and a presentation of Arabic letters with their phonetic English equivalents. In the end, Kanzi's most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one. Next day her teacher sees the poem and gets the entire class excited about creating a "quilt" (a paper collage) of student names in Arabic. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and writes a poem in Arabic about the quilt. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). Her Baba tells her he’s packed her favorite. ![]() Egyptian American Kanzi and her family have just moved to a new town where Kanzi will be starting third grade. 2021 ARAB AMERICAN CHILDRENS BOOK AWARD WINNER. ![]() Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Review: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story. The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan. Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. ![]() 2021 ARAB AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNERĬhildren's Africana Book Award (CABA) 2021 Honor Book ![]()
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