{"product_id":"our-world-egypt-9781646867172","title":"Our World: Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in 2023 and featured on the Children's Book Council Hot Off the Press Reading List in 2022! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting\" - School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marhaba! Come along for a day in Egypt. Ride candy-colored boats, hear the thumping of tablas, and enjoy warm pita bread. Even learn words in Arabic with pronunciation guides throughout the story. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Written by Egyptian author Aya Khalil and illustrated by Magda Azab \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Endmatter provides more insights into life in Egypt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aya Khalil is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an NCTE's Charlotte Huck Award Recommended Book and a 2021 Arab American Book Award, among other honors; \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Banned Books Bake Sale: A Protest Story\u003c\/i\u003e. Aya holds a master's degree in education and works as a freelance journalist. Her articles have been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She immigrated from Egypt to the United States when she was young and currently lives with her partner and three children in Northwest Ohio. Find her at \u003ci\u003eAyaKhalil.com.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Magda Azab is an Italian-Egyptian illustrator based in a small town near Milan. She works with clients from all around the world on a wide range of projects, from editorial illustrations to animations, branding images and pattern design. Her signature style is a combination of geometrical shapes, funny characters and harmonious color palettes with a retro twist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barefoot Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614483976466,"sku":"9781646867172","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3144f872-002e-4487-baa7-b2107ec835b8.jpg?v=1755851679","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-world-egypt-9781646867172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}