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A review by beththebookdragon
Silent Music: A Story of Bagdad by James Rumford
3.0
A story of a boy in modern-day Baghdad, Iraq, whose passion is calligraphy (though he also enjoys soccer and music).
Lovely cut-paper-style illustrations with layers of Arabic-influenced patterns and of course calligraphy.
A well-told story with the inevitable mention of the war and the boy's feelings about writing the words for "war" & "peace."
Not exciting for children (I'm sure few will identify with a calligraphy geek), but interesting and a good "learn about a child in Iraq" story.
Lovely cut-paper-style illustrations with layers of Arabic-influenced patterns and of course calligraphy.
A well-told story with the inevitable mention of the war and the boy's feelings about writing the words for "war" & "peace."
Not exciting for children (I'm sure few will identify with a calligraphy geek), but interesting and a good "learn about a child in Iraq" story.