Region: Morocco

Materials from Morocco

The Storytellers

By importer | Published: October 1, 2009
Abdul and Grandfather pass through the streets of Fez, Morocco, and stop at an old gate, where Grandfather performs as a storyteller.
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The Beduin’s Gazelle

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
In 1302, two cousins of the nomadic Beni Khalid tribe who are betrothed become separated by political intrigue between warring tribes. Sequel to The Ramsay Scallop.
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Traveling Man: The Journey Of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Relates the adventures of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century traveler who, like Marco Polo, set forth on a seventy-five-thousand-mile journey of discovery through many lands, including Tanzania, China, Russia, and Morocco.
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Morocco

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Morocco. Also by Orin Hargraves.
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Zorah’s Magic Carpet

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.
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