Behind my doors the story of the world's oldest library
Al-Qarawiyyin Library shares the true story of how it was originally founded by a Muslim woman in 859 in Fez, Morocco, and remains the oldest operating library in existence.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Lee & Low Books Inc.,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Al-Qarawiyyin Library shares the true story of how it was originally founded by a Muslim woman in 859 in Fez, Morocco, and remains the oldest operating library in existence. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 5-10. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781643794235 164379423X |
| Author Notes: | Hena Khan is the author of many award-winning children's books, including Under My Hijab , Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns , Amina's Voice , and the Zara's Rules series. She lives near Washington, DC, with her family. Please visit her online at henakhan.com and follow her at @henakhanbooks. Nabila Adani is an illustrator who briefly worked as a product designer before moving to the United States to study children's book illustration. She now enjoys illustrating different cultures from around the world for children. She lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. You can see more of her work at nabilaadani.wixsite.com/graphics. |
