{"product_id":"amu-nowruz-and-his-violets-hardcover","title":"Amu Nowruz and His Violets - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHadi Mohammadi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSara Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eNooshin Safakhoo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FOLKLORIC CELEBRATION OF THE SEASONS AND NEW BEGINNINGS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn enchanting story of the Persian New Year and moment when winter turns to spring, based on the Iranian folktale of Naneh Sarma and Amu Nowruz \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the land of Winter, queenly Naneh Sarma coats the mountains and valleys in ice and snow and when she is tired she rests in her spiky snow castle. But with no one to talk to, Naneh Sarma gets lonely. In this gentle story based on a household Iranian folktale, Naneh Sarma journeys to the far off land of Spring to seek Amu Nowruz, Spring's herald, who sows the meadows with the seeds and flowers that fill his enormous knapsack. At the border between Winter and Spring, Naneh Sarma waits patiently for Amu Nowruz but by the time he arrives, she has fallen fast asleep. Gently, in her outstretched hands, Amu Nowruz plants violets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the land of Winter, wide expanses of white snow and craggy mountains rise against backdrops of pale pink, blue, and gray while in the land of Spring, a profusion of green leaves and intricate flowers climb across the pages. Illustrated with Nooshin Safakhoo's precisely inked lines and enchanting colors, this tale of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, rejoices in each pale wintersweet flower, icy gust of snow, and fresh tulip blossom alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHadi Mohammadi \u003c\/b\u003eis a celebrated Iranian children's book writer, researcher, and critic who has published more than forty novels and picture books for children and young adults. He was nominated for a Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. His children's book\u003ci\u003e In the Meadow of Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e was selected for IBBY's Collection for Young People with Disabilities in 2021 and was a 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator: Sara Khalili\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and translator of contemporary Iranian literature. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eMoon Brow\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Censoring an Iranian Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Shahriar Mandanipour, \u003ci\u003eThe Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons\u003c\/i\u003e by Goli Taraghi, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e by Parinoush Saniee, \u003ci\u003e Kissing the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e by Shahrnush Parsipur, and \u003ci\u003eTali Girls\u003c\/i\u003e by Siamak Herawi (for Archipelago Books). She also translated Hadi Mohammadi's \u003ci\u003eIn the Meadow of Fantasies \u003c\/i\u003efor Elsewhere Editions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNooshin Safakhoo was born in Tehran in 1980. After teaching, she began a long career of painting precise, lyrical images for children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Owl \u0026amp; the Jaybird \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShahname\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHer illustrations for \u003ci\u003eIn the Meadow of Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e have earned her numerous awards, including a NAMI Concours Prize. Nooshin has been selected three times to show her work at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.7 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758617067808,"sku":"9781953861924","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a74965bb5b1a6a44886a94e3586ca3d9_812b9e7f-afa8-441c-9f1a-83dd23b9b627.webp?v=1780130618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/amu-nowruz-and-his-violets-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}