The Mouse Who Saved Egypt
Published on 1. April 2011
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-56656-856-2 (ISBN)
Description
See how a small kindness can be repaid a thousand times over in this retelling of an ancient Middle Eastern folk tale.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 0 to 2 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 269 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56656-856-2 (9781566568562)
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Karim Alrawi was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He went to school in England and after graduation he worked as a writer at several theaters including the Royal Court Theatre and the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Returning to Egypt he taught in the theater department of the American University in Cairo. He wrote four stage plays in Arabic that were produced on the Egyptian stage. His first novel Book of Sands won the inaugural HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction. He is the author of several picture books for children, including The Mouse Who Saved Egypt and The Girl Who Lost Her Smile.