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Night of Yalda: (In Persian & English)
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 17 2020
Pages: 28
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Yalda Night story for children ages 4-8, in English, in Persian, and in Persian spelled out in English letters.
It's winter, and six-year-old Soraya is sad. It's too cold and too dark to play outside.
Everything changes when she discovers what her family does on the longest, darkest night of the year. Gathered together for Yalda, Soraya snacks on nuts and sweets, plays with her cousin, and dances to her dad's music - and finds the warmth she needs to get through the winter.
Illustrated in a style inspired by the art of the Qajar era.
Written in English, in Persian, and in Persian spelled out in English letters - using the Englisi Farsi transliteration system - so parents who speak Persian but never learned to read it can read aloud to their kids too.
Is this book right for your child?
- Ages 4-8. Warm, simple text for reading aloud.
- Three ways to read it: English, Persian, and Persian in English letters.
- Yalda Night explained - the longest night, the nuts and sweets, the family gathering.
- Qajar-inspired illustrations, a real Persian visual tradition.
- Good for Persian and Iranian families, winter and solstice reading, and classrooms exploring celebrations around the world.
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