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The shape of home

"It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows rig...

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Main Author: Kheiriyeh, Rashin (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021.
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First day of school > Juvenile fiction.
Home > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say? Open this book to join Rashin in discovering the true things that shape a place called home"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781646140985
1646140982
Author Notes:Rashin Kheiriyeh was born in Khorramshahr, Iran. She received a PhD in illustration and an MFA in graphic design from Alzahra University in Tehran. She has published over eighty books in countries around the world and created illustrations for The New York Times . Rashin was named a 2017 Maurice Sendak Fellow and was the winner of the New Horizon Award at the Bologna Book Fair. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and lives in Washington, DC. Visit her online at www.rashinart.com.

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