Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Nineteen Varieties of Gazelle
By (Author) Naomi Shihab Nye
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins Children's Books
1st May 2002
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: First / native language: Literature studies
Educational: History
811.54
Winner of Bookseller's Choice (Special Subjects) 2003
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 133mm, Height 189mm, Spine 18mm
238g
Description
This volume collects, for the first time, all of Naomi Shihab Nye's poems about the Middle East, about peace - about being Arab-American in the United States. Ages 10+.
Author Bio
Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
