Mo Farah, the Boy Who Ran to Be Free
$14.88
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2027
Summary
From the prolific Pulitzer Prize–nominated Muslim reporter Dr. Seema Yasmin comes the second book in the exciting nonfiction Muslim Mavericks chapter book series, about Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah.
From Somaliland to the Olympic arena, there’s no distance Mo can’t go!
At the age of eight, Mo Farah moved across the world from Somaliland to London. It was difficult starting over in a new country, especially since he spoke very little English. But fortunately …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665953443 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1665953446 |
| Author: | Seema Yasmin, Noha Habaieb |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 75g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 130mm x 194mm |
| Series: | Muslim Mavericks |
| Audience Age: | 6-10 |
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A JLG GOLD STANDARD SELECTION
“A sympathetic account of victories on and off the track.” – Kirkus Reviews
“A compelling story of courage and determination that most libraries will want to include in their collections.” – School Library Journal
Seema Yasmin
Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a medical doctor, professor, and poet. She attended medical school at Cambridge University and worked as a disease detective for the US federal government’s Epidemic Intelligence Service. She currently teaches storytelling at Stanford University School of Medicine and is a regular contributor to CNN, Self, and Scientific American, among others.
Noha Habaieb is a Tunisian French visual storyteller, working between Doha and Tunis. After studying comics in Belgium, she returned to Tunisia where she cofounded the Lab619, an award-winning comics collective. Noha took part in the evolution of Lab619’s first comics magazine for adults by participating with her original comics and organizing artistic residencies themed around migration, identity, and borders. In 2017, she cofounded Koskh, an illustration studio based in Tunisia, which aims to promote Tunisian heritage through illustrations for children and adults. She’s the illustrator of the Muslim Mavericks chapter book series written by Pulitzer Prize–nominated Dr. Seema Yasmin.
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