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Journey of the Midnight Sun

Shazia Afzal, illustrated by Aliya Ghare

This nonfiction account recounts how the Midnight Sun Mosque reached Inuvik in Canada’s Arctic. In 2010, a charity based in Winnipeg collected money for the project. The group arranged for the mosque to be built and then sent it north to Inuvik, one of Canada’s northernmost towns. Its subject is the mosque’s journey from fundraising through transport to its Arctic destination.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD840L
ATOS Book Level
5.4
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
T
Themes
Community · Geography · Religion And Spirituality · Transportation
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Published
March 15, 2022
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9781459827608
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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