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003    OCoLC 
005    20201019093342.0 
008    200820s2020    maua   j      000 0ceng d 
020    1623718708|q(hardcover) 
020    9781623718701|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1184236939 
040    YDX|beng|erda|cYDX|dBDX|dDCH|dJAS|dTOH|dOQX|dZQP|dOCLCF 
049    GPIA 
100 1  Tarnowska, Wafa',|eauthor. 
245 10 Amazing women of the Middle East :|b25 stories from 
       ancient times to present day /|cWafa Tarnowska ; 
       illustrated by Christelle Halal, Hoda Hadadi, Sahar 
       Haghgoo, Estelí Meza, Margarida Esteves. 
264  1 Northampton, MA :|bCrocodile Books, an imprint of 
       Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.,|c2021. 
264  4 |c©2020  
300    111 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Published simultaneously in Great Britain by Pikku 
       Publishing." -- title page verso. 
505 00 |tIntroduction --|tMap --|tNefertiti --|tThe Queen of 
       Sheba --|tSheherazade --|tSemiramis --|tCleopatra VII --
       |tZenobia --|tTheodora --|tRabi'a al Adawiyya --|tShajarat
       al-Durr --|tHurrem Sultan --|tMay Ziadeh --|tNazik al Abid
       --|tAnabra Salam Khalidi --|tSaloua Raouda Choucair --
       |tFairuz --|tAzza Fahmy --|tZaha Hadid --|tAnousheh Ansari
       --|tSomayya Jabarti --|tNadine Labaki --|tAmal Clooney --
       |tManahel Thabet --|tMaha al Balushi --|tNadia Murad --
       |tZahra Lari --|tGlossary --|tAcknowledgments. 
520    "A superb collection of stories about incredible women 
       from the Middle East. Discover Sheherazade, the famous 
       storyteller, dive into the musical world of the beautiful 
       singer Fairuz and meet Amal Clooney, an outstanding 
       international lawyer. Feel inspired by twenty-five amazing
       women from the Middle East, who have created a legacy 
       through strength of vision, leadership, courage, and 
       determination. Written by award-winning author and 
       trailblazer, Wafa' Tarnowska, this stunning collection of 
       life stories is illustrated by a team of internationally 
       recognized artists. This book is an absolute must-have! 
       This book features: Scheherazade, Persia, narrator 
       Nefertiti, Ancient Egypt, 1370 BCE, Queen of Egypt Queen 
       of Sheba, 1050 BCE, modern-day Ethiopia Semiramis, ancient
       Iraq, 811 BCE, Queen of Babylon Cleopatra VII, Egypt, 69 
       BCE, last queen of Egypt Zenobia, Syria, 240 CE, Queen of 
       Palmyra Theodora, 497 CE, Empress of Byzantium Rabiya al 
       Adawiyya, Iraq, 714, poet Shajarat al Durr, Egypt, early 
       13th Century, Sultana of Egypt Hurrem Sultan, Ukraine, 
       1502, Sultana of Ottoman Empire May Ziadeh, Nazareth, 
       Palestine, 1886, writer Nazik el Abid, Syria, 1887, 
       activist Anbara Salam al Khalidi, Lebanon, 1897, activist 
       and feminist Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanon, 1916, 
       painter Fairuz, Lebanon, 1933, singer Zaha Hadid, Iraq, 
       1950, architect Anousheh Ansari, Iran/USA, 1966, astronaut
       Somayya Jabarti, Saudi Arabia, 1970, editor-in-chief 
       Nadine Labaki, Lebanon, 1974, film maker and actress Amal 
       Clooney, Lebanon/British, 1978, lawyer Manahel Thabet, 
       Yemen, 1981, economist and mathematician Maha Al Baluchi, 
       Oman, pilot Nadia Murad, Iraq, 1993, rights activist and 
       Nobel Peace Prize winner Zahra Lari, UAE, 1995, ice skater
       Azza Fahmy, Egypt, jewellery designer"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Women|zMiddle East|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 
650  0 Women|zMiddle East|xSocial conditions|vJuvenile 
       literature. 
650  0 Women|zMiddle East|xSocial life and customs|vJuvenile 
       literature. 
650  7 REFERENCE / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Women.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176568 
650  7 Women|xSocial conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176947 
650  7 Women|xSocial life and customs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176964 
651  7 Middle East.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01241586 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 Juvenile works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411637 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Al-Ḥalāl, Krīstal,|eillustrator. 
700 1  Haddadi, Hoda,|d1977-|eillustrator. 
700 1  Haghgoo, Sahar,|eillustrator. 
700 1  Meza, Estelí,|eillustrator. 
700 1  Esteves, Margarida,|eillustrator. 
914    FARM276292 
994    C0|bGPI