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Swimming on the Lawn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamid, Yasmin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Families.
- Friendship.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Fremantle Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as her inquisitive siblings, this is a beautiful story about growing up in Sudan.Sudanese culture and customs are brought to life, from the ubiquitous tea service and hearty breakfasts to the commemoration of Muslim holidays and the rites of birth and death.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Title Page
- The Picnic
- Cotton
- Redecorating
- Glue
- Goat
- Scorpion
- Train
- Boat
- Donkey
- Village
- Oranges
- Eggs
- The Hairdresser
- The Mawlid
- Ants
- Locusts
- Injections
- Journey
- Tortoise
- Spiders
- Molasses
- Dress-ups
- Mangoes
- Bad News
- The Houseboat
- The Bikka
- Tomatoes
- Tea
- The New Baby
- Swimming on the Lawn
- The Health Check
- The Queen of England
- Granny's Parcel
- Cemetery
- The Library
- Leaving
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781925164862
- 1925164861
- OCLC:
- 994006201
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