Fire and Ashes

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Fire and Ashes

Name: Fire and Ashes
Brand: The Little Fig
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A Boy and an African Proverb

Written by Ahmed Hassan, Wes Erwin and Meryl Treatner

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Ages 7 to 13 years. Fire and Ashes, A Boy and an African Proverb is the debut story in a series of children's picture books that brings the relevance of African proverbs to our modern world. Warfa, a Somalian refugee, struggles to adapt to his new elementary school. Haunted by distressing memories, he turns to his grandmother and her sage African proverb: Ninna dab buu ka baqaa, ninna dambaas buu ka baqaa. One man fears fire, another man fears ashes

Ahmed Hassan is a therapist at Summit Guidance and a Bush Fellow. He is a licensed professional counsellor who works with refugee and immigrant populations. His interests include indigenous African knowledge and culture. Ahmed is from Somalia where he continues to give back, recently helping to build a new school. He now works and resides in Minnesota., Wes Erwin is both author and licensed counsellor, penning picture books and middle grade novels. No stranger to higher education, Wes has a master's degree and Ph.D. in Counselling from the University of Iowa and currently works with people who are refugees in the Shoreview, Minnesota area. In his spare time, he enjoys basketball, reading, hiking, biking, canoeing, and camping with his family.

ISBN-13: 9781633330542
Publisher: The Little Fig
Imprint: The Little Fig
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Dimensions: 222 x 279 mm
Illustrations: illus
Language: English