Deep in the Sahara

Author

Kelly Cunnane

Call Number

• JE OUR TOWN CUNN (CEN)

Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2013.

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Audience

Ages 4-8.

Summary

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.