Cunnane, Kelly.

Deep in the Sahara / written by Kelly Cunnane ; illustrated by Hoda Hadadi. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

In Mauritania, West Africa, an Arab girl who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.

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Coming of age--Fiction.
Clothing and dress--Fiction.
Muslims--Fiction.


Mauritania--Fiction.

PZ7.C91625 / De 2013

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