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. Her debut picture book THE ARABIC QUILT: AN IMMIGRANT STORY, published in February 2020 by Tilbury House & illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan, has won numerous awards and honors. 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. Aya is represented by the talented literary agent, Brent Taylor of Triada US Agency. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). With the help of her teacher, the other students earn that esson as well. 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. The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story By Aya Khalil. 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. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo. By Aya Khalil Reading Level: Early Elementary School Buy The Arabic Quilt by Aya Khalil for 45.00 at Mighty Ape NZ.
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