A young boy in Iraq yearns to taste the bananas that have been made unavailable by warfare.
Growing up in Iraq after the Gulf War, Mooz didn't always like his name, which means "banana". But when he learns the story behind it, he's proud, even when being teased by his classmates. Now all he yearns for is to taste a banana-a lofty dream in a time when few countries are trading with Iraq, where bananas don't grow.
Inspired by author Hasan Namir's own childhood, Banana Dream is at once a celebration of a seemingly ordinary fruit and a snapshot of how war can alter a landscape. Artist Daby Zainab Faidhi's background in architectural illustration is evident as she brings the story's setting vividly to life.
| ISBN: | 9780823451005 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2023 |
| Author: | Hasan Namir |
| Illustrator: | Zainab Faidhi |
| Publisher: | Neal Porter Books an imprint of Candlewick Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Early years: the body and the senses Cooking / Food People / Places |
A young boy in Iraq yearns to taste the bananas that have been made unavailable by warfare.Growing up in Iraq after the Gulf War, Mooz didn't always like his name, which means "banana". But when he learns the story behind it, he's proud, even when being teased by his classmates.
Banana Dream features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Early years: the body and the senses, Cooking / Food, People / Places
Hardback. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Banana Dream was written by Hasan Namir and published by Neal Porter Books an imprint of Candlewick Press
Banana Dream has 32 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.