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When one of his goats gives birth, Muhamad spends the night alone in the desert and thus becomes a man in the eyes of his family
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Clad in billowing blue robes, the nomadic Tuareg people travel the vast Saharan sands. Muhamad, a young Tuareg, leads a herd to graze each morning before dawn, marking his position by noting the acacia trees and termite hills. One evening he sees a goat laboring to deliver her first kid, and he knows he must stay with her, alone in the darkening desert, "for I must deliver safely all goats to my father." While he waits with his charge, he reminds himself of the wisdom of his elders, and he quietly realizes that his demonstration of duty is proof of his manhood. In a striking first-person voice, debut picture-book author Kessler's text mingles the proud self-assurance of the Tuareg with their reverence for Allah and nature. Schoenherr's (America Alive: A History) page-spread watercolors, with their deep-toned backgrounds and often spare images, evoke the cultural nuances of the "blue people"-and the space and pace of life in a landscape that stretches beyond national boundaries. Resonant and stirring. Ages 4-8.
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From School Library Journal:
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Grade 1-3?Muhamad, a boy of the nomadic Tuareg tribe, tells of the night he slept alone in the desert with his herd awaiting the birth of a goat's kid. He has incorporated the wisdom he has gained from his grandmother's proverbs into his life and thoughts and has earned the woman's praises; his father is teaching him the ways of manhood, taking pride in his intelligence and courage. Muhamad's narration detailing the beliefs and daily customs of his people is set against Schoenherr's double-page paintings, which depict an orange-and-brown landscape by day and blue-and-green night scenes. The text is fluid; the young goatherd's repeated refrain, "I am the wealthiest of boys...Al Hamdillilai!" adds to its auditory appeal. This lovely book, with its descriptions of the desert terrain and bits of tribal wisdom, provides an informative glimpse at a distant lifestyle that will be useful in the classroom and as a read-aloud.?Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0606130071
- ISBN 13 9780606130073
- BindingPaperback
- IllustratorSchoenherr Ian
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