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Library Bus by Bahram Rahman (2022, Picture Book)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPajama Press

ISBN-101772782653

ISBN-139781772782653

eBay Product ID (ePID)10057268523

Product Key Features

Book TitleLibrary Bus

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicSocial Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, Books & Libraries, People & Places / Middle East

IllustratorGrimard, Gabrielle, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorBahram Rahman

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal[E] 813/.6

SynopsisAuthor Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime of 1996-2001. He wrote The Library Bus to tell new generations about the struggles of women who, like his own sister, were forbidden to learn. It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats--instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers--instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama. Pari can't even read or write in Farsi yet. But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know. And she is so lucky. Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all. Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard's pensive and captivating art transports the reader to Afghanistan in the time after the Taliban's first regime. Her rich landscapes and compelling characters celebrate literacy, ingenuity, and the strength of women and girls demanding a future for themselves., Now in paperback! This Middle East Book Award winner inspired by Kabul, Afghanistan's first library bus is a timely snapshot of one innovative way girls have received education in a country disrupted by war, The Middle East Book Award winner and Governor General's Literary Award finalist inspired by Kabul, Afghanistan's first library bus is now in paperback! It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats--instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers--instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama. Pari can't even read or write in Farsi yet. But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know. And she is so lucky. Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all. Author Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime of 1996-2001. He wrote The Library Bus to tell new generations about the struggles of women who, like his own sisters, were forbidden to learn. Brought to life by the pensive and captivating art of award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard, The Library Bus is a celebration of literacy, ingenuity, and the strength of women and girls demanding a future for themselves. Don't miss A Sky-Blue Bench, also by Bahram Rahman ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Winner "A timely, eye-opening portrait of resilience, community, and hope."--Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, Age range 5 to 8 The Middle East Book Award winner and Governor General's Literary Award finalist inspired by Kabul, Afghanistan's first library bus is now in paperback! It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats -- instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers -- instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama. Pari can't even read or write in Farsi yet. But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know. And she is so lucky. Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all.