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Seven Special Somethings: a Nowruz Story

Name: Seven Special Somethings: a Nowruz Story
ISBN: 9780593108260

Hardcover – Picture Book, February 16, 2021

Adib Khorram

Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · February 16, 2021

Reading lane: Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious

A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram Kian can't wait for Persian New Year!

Holidays & Celebrations Nonreligious Celebrations JUVENILE FICTION children

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Why This Clicks

A Nowruz Wordplay

A playful celebration of Persian New Year, with a clever thread of S-words.

Come here for

A warm introduction to the haft-seen tradition
Wordplay woven into a family celebration

Expect

A child’s hopeful search for seven special somethings
A lighthearted picture-book read

Book Details

Authors: Adib Khorram
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: February 16, 2021
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious · JUVENILE FICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American
Reading lane: Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious

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Seasons
Multigenerational Families
Nonreligious Celebrations

About This Book

A picture book celebrating Persian New Year by award-winning author Adib Khorram Kian can't wait for Persian New Year! His family has already made a haft-seen, and Kian's baba and maman told him that all the things on it start with S and will bring them joy in the new year. Kian wonders if he could add just one more S , to make his family even happier. Hmm . . . Sonny the cat's name starts with S --but Sonny knocks the whole table over! Can Kian find seven special somethings...

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