Lailah's Lunchbox map-making & projections digging deep into the history

digging deep into the history of the genre as well as the stories behind the best-known series

The Empress

they fill their pockets with everything from cookies to wiggly worms

Lucy isn’t afraid

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Lailah's Lunchbox map-making & projections digging deep into the historyLailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon's vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days. Fountas &