The Ghoul / by Taghreed A. Najjar ; illustrations by Hassan Manasra ; translated from Arabic by Michel Moushabeck.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publisher: Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1623719259
- 9781623719258
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Fantastic Creatures | Najjar Taghrid | Available | 33111009643673 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A story about facing your fears and accepting differences, inspired by Arabic folk tales.
The villagers are afraid of the "Ghoul." For years, they've tiptoed around the village for fear of disturbing it. The monster doesn't look like them, and it is believed to eat humans.
One day, the brave Hassan embarks on a dangerous mission to face the long-feared Ghoul. When Hassan finally meets the Ghoul living on top of the mountain, he discovers that the Ghoul is just as terrified of people as they are of him. Hassan and the Ghoul realize that they can still be friends, despite their differences.
A beautifully illustrated story that can be used as a springboard to discuss how we perceive those who are different and how our fears and prejudices may be built on false assumptions.
Translated from the Arabic.
"Originally published in Arabic by Al Salwa Publishers, Amman, Jordan" --colophon.
The villagers are afraid of the "Ghoul." For years, they've tiptoed around the village for fear of disturbing it. The monster doesn't look like them, and it is believed to eat humans. One day, the brave Hassan embarks on a dangerous mission to face the long-feared Ghoul. When Hassan finally meets the Ghoul living on top of the mountain, he discovers that the Ghoul is just as terrified of people as they are of him. Hassan and the Ghoul realize that they can still be friends, despite their differences.