العربية
Nashma and Jassem
Illustrated by Zeinab Faydee
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The young camel Jassem runs away from his friend Nashma to explore the city he has heard so much about. The little camel faces a lot of problems in the city and ends up sad and lonely in the zoo. The story ends on a happy note with Nashma and Jassem reunited.
Parent and Teacher guide
Jasem the camel hears a lot about the city and decides to go on an adventure to discover it for himself. Upon arriving in the city, he is disappointed. People are in a hurry, noise is everywhere, and the children are not as kind to him as his friend Nasma. Teachers and parents can use the story to explain the difference between city life and desert life. It can also highlight different values such as friendship, caring for others, and the freedom that Jasem is deprived of for a while. The feelings expressed in the story can also be discussed, such as the zoo director's feelings towards Jasper the camel and the actions he took to help him. Children can discover some aspects of the natural desert through the expressive illustrations of the story about the simple and intimate life of a Bedouin family.
Questions for discussion:
- Do you think humans can adapt to living in the desert?
- If you had to go live in the desert, what is the first thing that you will do?
- Do you think Jasem will go venture into the City again and why?
- Imagine Nashma's feelings when Jasem went missing?
- If you were a Zoo Director, how would you treat the animals at your zoo?
About the Author
Taghreed Najjar, was awarded the 2021 Jordanian State Award for children Literature. She has been a several time nominee for the Astrid Lindgren award and a several-time winner and short listee of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature. Her YA novel Whose Doll is This? Won the YA book of the year (2019)
With a portfolio spanning 4 decades, Taghreed – a multifaceted author - writes picture books, middle grade and young adult books. Her picture books have become classics that are read and enjoyed by generations. While her YA novels have found great success in addressing difficult subjects reflecting political and cultural realities in the region.
Several of Najjar’s books have been recommended by “White Ravens” and several have been translated to languages including English, Italian, Swedish, Danish, French and Turkish.
About the Illustrator
Zainab attributes her love of drawing and design to her childhood where she started drawing from a very early age inspired by the cartoons that she used to watch. As she grew up Zainab was influenced by her father a famous architect and her uncle who is an artist and admits that their guidance and direction really helped her at the start of her career. In 2002 she moved with her family to Jordan and decided to study Architecture, as Zainab believes that architecture is the 'father' of all art. She is now getting ready to study masters in animation design in the UK and hopes she will one day open her own animation house and revive old Iraqi and Arabic folk tales. Zainab has published three books with Al Salwa Publishers entitled “Nashma and Jassem”, “Kaak” and a young adult novela entitled “Raghda's Hat”.
The young camel Jasem runs away from his friend Nashma to explore the city he has heard so much about. The little camel faces a lot of problems in the city and ends up sad and lonely in the zoo. The story ends on a happy note with Nashma and Jasem reunited.
The book deals with several themes, such as friendship and some aspects of the natural desert.
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| Weight | 0.35 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 21 cm |
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ntb2008 –
“نشمة و جاسم” قصة تروي حياة البادية بطريقة جميلة جدا تعزز جمال كلمات البادية فتتعرف على اسم “القعود” و أسامي الأفراد”الشيخ متعب” حتى اشتياق الجمل تصفه الكاتبة تغريد النجار وصف الأفق اللامنتهي و صور القصة برسم زينب فيضي كأنها في صحراء الاْردن الساحر. القصة تعكس جمال الصداقة بين “نشمة” و حيوانها الأليف “الجمل جاسم”، و كيف ان في كل بيئة تنمو صداقة بين الانسان و الطبيعة من حوله.#alsalwabooks
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