Through humor and warmth, this story builds cultural awareness by
introducing children to traditions around the celebration of Eid
Ismat's Eid is a crisp adaptation of a delightful Turkish tale. Ismat
the shoemaker is a happy, contented sort and on the occasion of Eid,
decides to buy his family special gifts. He is persuaded by the
shopkeeper to buy a pair of trousers for himself but there is only the
one last pair on the shelves, and it's too long. Long trousers can
always be shortened, can't they?So Ismat takes his gifts home. Eid
arrives, and with it comes a shock and a surprise.
To be able to laugh and to be willing to adjust: these little
life-affirming qualities are highlighted with affection and detail as
text and pictures come together seamlessly in this story replete with
cultural resonances.
* Being an adaptation of a Turkish tale can promote discussion on the
universality of human experiences
* To be able to laugh and to be willing to adjust - these little
life-affirming qualities are highlighted with affection
* Textures, detail and bold colors visually capture the essence of this
funny, heartwarming story with all its cultural resonances
* A "Wordbird Book" in which unfamiliar concepts are explained by
little birds on the pages
