• One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

Author
Illustrator
Mariam Quraishi
Publication Date
March 01, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  2nd − 3rd
One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University

Description
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Publication date
March 01, 2022
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9780063032910
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF025120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Middle East
Library of Congress categories
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Kirkus


An inspiring profile of a tenacious trailblazer that highlights the power of knowledge.
M O Yuksel
M. O. Yuksel is the award-winning author of In My Mosque; One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World's Oldest University; and Ramadan Kareem. She was born in Türkiye, raised in New York City, and now lives in New Jersey. She loves celebrating Eid al-Adha and going to the carnival with her family.

Hüseyin Sönmezay is a freelance illustrator. He was born in Bulgaria and moved to Türkiye when he was young. He attended vocational school with a concentration in graphic design. He has worked with local and international agencies and publishers and has illustrated more than forty picture books as well as various magazine illustrations. He currently lives in Izmir with his wife and two daughters, and this is his first book in the United States. www.huseyinsonmezay.com
A Horn Book selection for "Picture Book Biographies for Women's History Month 2022”
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