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The moon from Dehradun a story of partition

A young girl leaves her beloved doll behind when she must make the journey from India to Pakistan in the aftermath of their partition by the British government.

Main Author: Shamsi, Shirin (Author)
Other Authors: Lak, Tarun (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2022]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Muslims > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Picture books.
Summary: A young girl leaves her beloved doll behind when she must make the journey from India to Pakistan in the aftermath of their partition by the British government.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience: Ages 4-8.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN: 9781665906791
1665906790
Author Notes: Shirin Shamsi's family left India during the Partition. Having lived on three continents, she views herself as a global citizen and now spends her time sharing stories with children of the world. Shirin and her husband have raised six children--three human and three feline--and reside in the suburbs of Chicago.

Tarun Lak is an Indian American animator and illustrator. Born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Chennai, India, he attended Ringling College of Art and Design to study computer animation. He has since worked as a character animator on commercials and feature films including Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse , Soul , and Luca . Tarun currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys drinking coffee and making art in his spare time. The Moon from Dehradun is his first picture book.

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