Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
By Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons is the retelling of a traditional Iraqi
folktale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
By Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons is the retelling of a traditional Iraqi
folktale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a
shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family. The book is
written in the first person narrative of the two main characters, Buran and
Mahmud. You will learn aspects of Middle East culture and geography
through reading the book. 