House of Wisdom Hb
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Book Description
Young Ishaq wanders through 9th-century Baghdad's packed marketplace, filled with curiosity, awed by the many different people and languages. "They speak so strangely," he whispers to his father. His father, a translator and scribe who works in the caliph's library, the House of Wisdom, replies sagely, "You may not understand them, but that does not mean they have nothing to say."
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Book Information
Publisher | Dorling Kindersley |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 44 |
ISBN-10 | 075137217X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0751372175 |
Publication Date | 05/18/2000 |
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About Judith Heide Gilliland (Author) : Judith Heide Gilliland is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Judith Heide Gilliland include Strange Birds (Melanie Kroupa Books), Not in the House, Newton!, Sami ... more
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About Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) : Educated at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mary GrandPre began her career as a conceptual illustrator for local editorial clients. Continually experimenting with media, Mary underwent many... more
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