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Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle
Hardback
Main Details
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Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Naomi Shihab Nye
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:160 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 189,Width 133 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780060097653
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| Classifications | Dewey:811.54 |
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| Audience | | Children / Juvenile | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Primary & Secondary Education | | Teenage / Young Adult | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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| Imprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books
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| Publication Date |
16 April 2002 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This volume collects, for the first time, all of Naomi Shihab Nye's poems about the Middle East, about peace - about being Arab-American in the United States. Ages 10+.
Author Biography
Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
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