The greedy and power-hungry vice-gerent Abrahah intends to divert the world's pilgrims from the Ka'ba, the House of Allah, in Makkah, to the cathedral his slaves have built for him. But when the cathedral's spires finally slice the brilliant Yemini skies and the magnificent doors are opened, the throngs Abrahah has been boasting about do not arrive. In a rage, he vows to destroy the Ka'ba, but Allah, the Causer of all causes has other plans. True happenings, stranger by far than fiction, demonstrate that if he says "Be!" it is, it surely is.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Mehded Sinclair is a professional story teller with 25 years of experience. Her career as a touring and teaching artist began with Vermont Council. She lived in Turkey for 10 years teaching language and storytelling and now resides in Amman, Jordan. Mehded is the author of two picture books Miraculous Happenings in the year of the Elephant and A Trust of Tre
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