Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story
by
Adib Khorram
illustrated by
Zainab Faidhi
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Dial
ISBN
9780593108260
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A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram.
Kian can’t wait for Persian New Year! His family has already made a haft-seen, and Kian’s baba and maman told him that all the things on it start with S and will bring them joy in the new year. Kian wonders if he could add just one more S, to make his family even happier. Hmm…Sonny the cat’s name starts with S—but Sonny knocks the whole table over! Can Kian find seven special somethings to make a new haft seen before his family arrives for their Nowruz celebration?Author’s note. Full-color illustrations.
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Details
Format
Page Count
40
Trim Size
10" x 10"
Dewey
F
AR
3.3: points 0.5
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Mar 2021
Book Genres
Picture Book
Topics
Nawruz (festival). New Year. Iranian Americans. Family life. Celebrations.
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