Deep in the Sahara

from KaraHankins

This was a very good book to read and was extremely helpful in terms of language. One aspect of the book i enjoyed were the translations of certain words. For example, when Lalla talks with her mother about getting her own malafa, the translation for malafa is given which is headscarf, as well as...

from KristyPratt

I surprisingly enjoyed this book for several reasons. First, the illustrations were very colorful and in beautiful shades of oranges and reds, as well as other soft colors. Second and most importantly, this book changed my outlook on a concept that I had looked negatively upon in the past. The st...

from Jillian_Magee

I really liked Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane. There are two particular parts of this book that really stuck out for me. First, I really liked the use of descriptive words for example "You watch mama's Malafa flutter as she prays". The use of the word "flutter", allows the reader to visualiz...

from kbarry9

I liked this book because it truly honed in on why women of Muslim religion and Middle Eastern Culture wear certain forms of clothing, and this is an eye opener for many people because they think otherwise. I loved how this book was bilingual, because it allowed us to know what true words mean in...

from lcaitday

Lalla is like every other child around the age of nine to ten and she just wants to do the things grown-ups do. In her case that means wearing a malafa, the large cloth Muslim women wear to cover their clothes and hair in her country, Mauritania. Lalla wants to be beautiful like her mother, myste...