Children's books for a family trip to Egypt
Children's books for a family trip to Egypt, from Egyptian-born Aya Khalil to a Cairo street-life classic.
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Try Hermo freeA story set where you are headed can turn the journey into part of the trip. For Egypt, that means children's books by authors and illustrators from Egypt, starting with Our World: Egypt by Aya Khalil. Below are three books worth packing, each available in English with links to find them at Bookshop.org or Amazon.
A candy-coloured tour of everyday Egyptian life, with Arabic words and pronunciation guides.
An Egyptian-American girl embraces her heritage when her grandmother's Arabic quilt inspires a class project.
Not by Egyptian creators, but a warm Cairo street-life story: a boy carries a happy secret all day, he can now write his name.
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