The Button Box - Hardcover

Hodder, Bridget; Gilani-Williams, Fawzia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1728423961 ISBN 13: 9781728423968

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®, 2022

Synopsis

 
If a magical button and a mysterious cat could transport you to the past...would you save the future? 
After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim cousin Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. It's packed with buttons that generations of their Sephardic ancestors have cherished. With the help of Granny's mysterious cat Sheba, Ava and Nadeem discover that a button from the Button Box will whisk them back in time. Suddenly, they find themselves in ancient Morocco, where Nadeem's ancestor, Prince Abdur Rahman, is running for his life. Can Ava and Nadeem help the prince escape to Spain and fulfill his destiny, creating a legendary Golden Age for Muslims, Jews and Christians?

About this title

About the Author

Bridget Hodder  has been a historian, archaeologist, and autism specialist as well as an author. She is the author of THE RAT PRINCE from Macmillan / Farrar Straus & Giroux and co-author of upcoming picture book THE PROMISE from Lerner Books / Kar-Ben. She is Chair of the Graduate School Advisory Board at Vanderbilt University. Her passion for sharing the history and rich culture of Sephardic Jews began with her own magical Sephardic grandmother.
 
Fawzia Gilani was born and raised in England where she became a teacher. She is the author of many children's books, including A Treasury of Eid Tales, and is currently working on an Islamic fairy tale series. She serves as an international educational consultant with a PhD in children's literature and character development. She is a Global Representative for the International Positive Education Network and works for the Abu Dhabi Education Council. She spends her time in the United Arab Emirates, Ohio, and England with her daughter and husband. She looks forward to the day when world conflict is no more.

From the Inside Flap

AVA IS JEWISH AND HER COUSIN NADEEM IS MUSLIM.
Their different religions have never stopped them from being best friends. But after a bully makes them question their ties to each other, a visit to their grandmother opens up a whole new world.

Thanks to Granny Buena's magical Button Box, Ava and Nadeem find themselves transported a thousand years back in time to medieval Morocco. There, they meet their feisty Jewish ancestor, Ester ibn Evran, and a Muslim prince on the run from his enemies. Prince Abdur Rahman is trying to reach safety in Spain. It's up to Ester, Ava, and Nadeem to help him. If they fail, they could change the course of history forever!

Edition details

• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1728423961
• ISBN 13: 9781728423968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Marathe Harshad
• Number of pages: 152