It is the first day of Ramadan, the month when Muslims don’t eat and drink anything all day from sunrise to sunset. Magid’s parents have told him that he is not old enough to fast during the Ramadan, but Magid does not want to wait. Set in present-day Cairo, Egypt.

Related: Egypt, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9780618040353
• Author: Matthews, Mary
• Illustrator: Lewis, E. B.
• Published: 2000 , Clarion Books
• Themes: muslim, Ramadan, Religion, struggling, Tradition
• Descriptors: Egypt, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 48