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Description for Snow White
Hardcover. The pure Snow White and the poisonous Stepmother are back in this well-crafted retelling of the classic fairy tale. Illustrator(s): Adams, Shireen. Num Pages: 40 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBCH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 249 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince. Set in the heady snow-strewn woodlands of Anatolia by the illustrator Shireen Adams, this tale of flight, friendship, and forgiveness is richly detailed and beautifully brought to life. Snow White is the second book in the Islamic Fairy Tales series, which looks to offer ... Read more
Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince. Set in the heady snow-strewn woodlands of Anatolia by the illustrator Shireen Adams, this tale of flight, friendship, and forgiveness is richly detailed and beautifully brought to life. Snow White is the second book in the Islamic Fairy Tales series, which looks to offer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Islamic Foundation United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
Markfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860375265
SKU
V9780860375265
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Fawzia Gilani
Fawzia Gilani: Fawzia has worked as a teacher, librarian and school principal in the UK, USA and Canada since 1993. She is the author of thirty children's books, mostly on the topic of Eid. Currently studying children's Islamic Literature at University, she also works as an educational consultant. Although based in the UK, she spends her time living between Ohio ... Read more
Reviews for Snow White
"In this version, the heroine is pious as well as pretty." Kirkus review"The full-color watercolors, with some Anatolian details in clothing and household goods, are attractive" Kirkus review"