The Dinner of Smells
Published on 5. July 2012
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4081-5580-6 (ISBN)
Description
When a poor man stands enjoying the smells from a restaurant, its greedy owner charges him for the privilege! Can Nasruddin, the wise man, save him from jail? Lively retelling of a Muslim folk tale with gorgeous illustrations by Jamie Lenman, featuring the famous character Nasruddin. For below average readers at KS1.
Reviews / Votes
A beautifully illustrated, engaging story for newly independent readers. * Irish Examiner *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Fully illustrated in colour
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 145 mm
Weight
197 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-5580-6 (9781408155806)
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Persons
Humaira Rashid was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. From a young age she took up writing, compiling books of short stories and poems. In 2008 she won the Muslim Writers Award for the Under-16 Short Story, and the subsequent year, won the adult Unpublished Short Story category, as well as the Muslim Writers of the Year Award for her story Crash and Burn. She is currently studying Medicine at university, and continues to write in her spare time.