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Mimi hates her curly hair and wishes she had straight, silky hair - just like princesses in stories and mermaids in the sea. Her friend Fatima has the sort of hair Mimi wants! If only she could get a hair straightener but her mum says no. But what happens when Mimi dreams her hair is straight?

Mimi hates her curly hair and wishes she had straight, silky hair - just like princesses in stories and mermaids in the sea. Her friend Fatima has the sort of hair Mimi wants! If only she could get a hair straightener but her mum says no. But what happens when Mimi dreams her hair is straight?

Mimi''s mum is a very busy doctor who works hard and is tired when she''s at home. When Mimi demands that she leaves her job her mum comes up with a plan to make Mimi realise how important her work is. So what happens on Mimi''s special day out with her mum?

Mimi''s mum is a very busy doctor who works hard and is tired when she''s at home. When Mimi demands that she leaves her job her mum comes up with a plan to make Mimi realise how important her work is. So what happens on Mimi''s special day out with her mum?

When Mimi and her family visit Paris they have a lovely time. They explore famous places and eat delicious food. But when Mimi goes to feed the pigeons she gets lost!How will Mimi find her family in a city full of strangers?

When Mimi and her family visit Paris they have a lovely time. They explore famous places and eat delicious food. But when Mimi goes to feed the pigeons she gets lost!How will Mimi find her family in a city full of strangers?

Mimi's learning the piano - which is exciting! But it's really hard, much more difficult than she thought it would be and she really wants to give up. Can her mum and teacher convince her to carry on?Will Mimi learn the piano in time for the school concert?

Mimi''s learning the piano - which is exciting! But it''s really hard, much more difficult than she thought it would be and she really wants to give up. Can her mum and teacher convince her to carry on?Will Mimi learn the piano in time for the school concert?

Mimi''s learning the piano - which is exciting! But it''s really hard, much more difficult than she thought it would be and she really wants to give up. Can her mum and teacher convince her to carry on?Will Mimi learn the piano in time for the school concert?

What''s that noise? Tweet, Quack, Moo is a playful read for children learning to count to ten and imitate animal sounds. From barking dogs to clucking chickens, there''s so many noises to count!

What''s that noise? Tweet, Quack, Moo is a playful read for children learning to count to ten and imitate animal sounds. From barking dogs to clucking chickens, there''s so many noises to count!

Faten’s happy life in her village comes to an abrupt end when her father arranges for her to work as a servant for a wealthy Beirut couple with two spoiled daughters. What does a bright, ambitious seventeen-year-old do when she is suddenly deprived of her friends, family, education and freedom?

The true story of a fourteenth-century traveler, whose journeys through the Islamic world and beyond were extraordinary for his time.In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was just twenty-one, he bid farewell to his parents in Tangier, Morocco, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca. It was thirty years before he returned home, having seen much of the world. In this book he recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures and places he encountered.After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta was filled with a desire to see more of the world. He traveled extensively, throughout Islamic lands and beyond — from the Middle East to Africa to Europe to Asia.Travelers were uncommon in those days, and when Ibn Battuta arrived in a new city he would introduce himself to the governor or religious leaders, and they in turn would provide him with gifts, a place to stay and study, and sometimes they even gave him money to continue his journey. Some of the highlights of his travels included seeing the stunning Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem; witnessing the hundreds of women who gathered to pray at the mosque in Shiraz; visiting the public baths in Baghdad; and meeting the Mogul emperor of India, who made him a judge and eventually sent him to China as an ambassador.Ibn Battuta kept a diary of his travels, and even though he lost it many times and had to recall and rewrite what he had seen, he kept a remarkable record of his years away. His adventurous spirit, keen mind and meticulous observations, as retold here by Fatima Sharafeddine, give us a remarkable picture of what it was like to be a traveler nearly seven hundred years ago.The book is beautifully illustrated by Intelaq Mohammed Ali, with maps and travel routes forming the backdrop for many richly painted scenes.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.