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Sitti's Bird : A Gaza Story / written and illustrated by Malak Matar

By: Publisher: Northampton, Massachusetts : Crocodile Books , 2024Copyright date: ©2022Description: 29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781623716912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 709.2
Summary: "Malak is a little girl who lives in Gaza with her parents. She goes to school, plays in the ocean, and visits Sitti's house on Fridays. One day while she is in school, bombings begin. She spends the next 50 days at home with her parents worrying and feeling scared, until one day she picks up her paintbrush ... Sitti's Bird: A Gaza Story is a unique children's picture book, written and illustrated by Palestinian artist, Malak Mattar. Reflecting her experiences of childhood in occupied Palestine, Malak's story brings warmth and wonder to children as it tells of her rebirth as an artist during the 2014 airstrikes on Gaza. It is the story of a young girl whose love for her family and discovery of art help her channel her fears and overcome traumas that few of us can imagine--traumas shared by countless children in Gaza and around the world"-- Amazon
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Book Perpustakaan Alor Setar RFIDTI Pinjaman Kanak-kanak K 709.2 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A01864310
Book Perpustakaan Awam Sungai Petani Pinjaman Kanak-kanak K 709.2 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A01864311
Book Perpustakaan Kulim Pinjaman Kanak-kanak K 709.2 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A01864312

"Malak is a little girl who lives in Gaza with her parents. She goes to school, plays in the ocean, and visits Sitti's house on Fridays. One day while she is in school, bombings begin. She spends the next 50 days at home with her parents worrying and feeling scared, until one day she picks up her paintbrush ... Sitti's Bird: A Gaza Story is a unique children's picture book, written and illustrated by Palestinian artist, Malak Mattar. Reflecting her experiences of childhood in occupied Palestine, Malak's story brings warmth and wonder to children as it tells of her rebirth as an artist during the 2014 airstrikes on Gaza. It is the story of a young girl whose love for her family and discovery of art help her channel her fears and overcome traumas that few of us can imagine--traumas shared by countless children in Gaza and around the world"-- Amazon

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