Journey of the midnight sun / Shazia Afzal ; illustrated by Aliya Ghare.

Journey of the midnight sun / Shazia Afzal ; illustrated by Aliya Ghare.

By
Afzal, Shazia.

Publication Date
2022

Publication Information
[Ontario] : Orca Book Publishers,

Physical Description
32 p. : ill.

Subject Term
Muslims -- Juvenile literature.
 
Prayers -- Juvenile literature.
 
Canadian literature -- Juvenile literature.
 
Mosques -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term
Northwest Territories -- Juvenile literature.

Additional Contributors
Ghare, Aliya,

Summary
In 2010 a Winnipeg-based charity raised funds to build and ship a mosque to Inuvik, one of the most northern towns in Canada's Arctic. A small but growing Muslim community there had been using a cramped trailer for their services, but there just wasn't enough space. The mosque travelled over 4,000 kilometers on a journey fraught with poor weather, incomplete bridges, narrow roads, low traffic wires and a deadline to get on the last barge heading up the Mackenzie River before the first winter freeze. But it made it just in time and is now one of the most northern mosques in the world. This beautiful picture book reminds us that the collective dream of fostering a multicultural and tolerant Canada exists and that people of all backgrounds will come together to build bridges and overcome obstacles for the greater good of their neighbors.

Language
English

ISBN
9781459827608


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Cartwright (LCT)Juv NFic - SchoolJuvenile Non-Fiction - SchoolX 297.3 AFZChecked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Juv NFic Picture BkJuvenile Non-Fiction Picture BookX 297.3 AFZChecked In