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Day Saida Arrived, The
Susanna Gomez Redondo
Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Blue Dot Kids Press
ISBN: 978-1-7331-2125-5
Keywords: languages, Arabic, immigration
A newcomer from Morocco and a classmate decide to teach each other their respective languages. Whimsical, surreal art, transliteration of Arabic words, appended English and Arabic alphabets.