the diary of Miriam's best friend, Egypt 1527-1526 B.C.
Adams, Anne
2005
Living in Egypt in 1526 B.C., twelve-year-old Laila keeps a diary that describes the lives of her Jewish family and neighbors, including that of her best friend Miriam's baby brother, who comes to be raised by an Egyptian princess and is named Moses.
Contains seventy-two exercises in writing and drawing to reinforce creativity, self-esteem, and learning skills in children from kindergarten through junior high.
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A fictional diary of a young woman named Mariana, who describes her life in a convent in Mexico City near the end of the seventeenth century--the same convent that housed famous poet nun Juana In?s de la Cruz. Also includes a glossary of seventeenth-century terms and a list of suggested readings.
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