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Rahman, Bahram

 
9781772782653: The Library Bus
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ISBN 10: 1772782653 ISBN 13: 9781772782653
Editorial: Pajama Press, 2022

Sinopsis

The Middle East Book Award winner and Governor General’s Literary Award finalist inspired by Kabul, Afghanistan’s first library bus is now in paperback!

It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats―instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers―instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama’s library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama. Pari can’t even read or write in Farsi yet. But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know. And she is so lucky. Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all.

Author Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime of 1996–2001. He wrote The Library Bus to tell new generations about the struggles of women who, like his own sisters, were forbidden to learn. Brought to life by the pensive and captivating art of award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard, The Library Bus is a celebration of literacy, ingenuity, and the strength of women and girls demanding a future for themselves.

Don’t miss A Sky-Blue Bench, also by Bahram Rahman

ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Winner

“A timely, eye-opening portrait of resilience, community, and hope.”―Kirkus Reviews ★ Starred Review

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Bahram Rahman was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and grew up during the civil war and the Taliban regime of 1996–2001. He earned a medical degree at Kabul Medical University and a master’s degree in public policy at the University of Erfurt, Germany, while also working as an activist in Afghanistan in the areas of gender equality and youth political participation. Bahram came to Canada as a refugee in 2012, and today he is a senior policy advisor at the Ministry of Health in Ontario. His first picture book, The Library Bus, won the Middle East Book Award and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and a RISE: A Feminist Project List selection. His second, A Sky-Blue Bench, was an Honor Winner for the ALA Schneider Family Book Award. Both books draw attention to the barriers that still exist for millions of children, especially girls, living in war-torn countries today. 



Gabrielle Grimard transformed her love of design into a career in illustration over the course of her studies at Concordia University and the University of Quebec. In 2018, Gabrielle’s picture book Stolen Words won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award and was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Book Award. Not My Girl was a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her creativity has been applied to children’s publishing, advertising, and educational contexts.

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Editorial
Pajama Press
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1772782653
ISBN 13 
9781772782653
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Ilustrador
Grimard Gabrielle
Número de páginas
32
Contacto del fabricante
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