Yasmin la escritora

by Saadia Faruqi, Hatem Aly (Illustrator), Aparicio Publishing Aparicio Publishing LLC (Translator)

Overview

La maestra Alexa les ha pedido a los niños que escriban sobre sus héroes. A Yasmin le encanta escribir, pero no puede decidirse por un héroe y va descartando idea tras idea. ¿Será que su heroína ha estado a su lado desde el principio? Ms. Alex has assigned Yasmin's class to write about their heroes. Yasmin loves to write, but she can't decide who her hero is. After dismissing lots of ideas, could it be that Yasmin's hero has been right beside her all along?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515873204
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Series:	Yasmin en español
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. When he is not dipping cookies in a cup of tea or staring at blank pieces of paper, he is usually drawing books. One of the books he illustrated is The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz, which won a Newbery Honor and other awards despite Hatem’s drawings of a farting dragon, a two-headed cat, and stinky cheese.

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, interfaith activist, and cultural sensitivity trainer featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. She is the author of the Yasmin and Ali the Great series, and the Eisner award-nominated graphic novel Saving Sunshine. She also writes chapter books, picture books, and middle grade novels. Saadia is editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, an online magazine of poetry, short stories, and art. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her family.

Interviews

for fans of Katie Woo!; an early reader featuring a Muslim, Pakistani American girl and her family; Own Voices author and illustrator team; a strong girl character with a knack for solving problems in unique ways; subtly weaves Muslim traditions into fun, relatable stories, fully translated Spanish text