The Carpet: An Afghan Family Story
by Dezh Azaad and Nan Cao
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian
- South Asian
Year Published 2023
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Afghans--Fiction
- Refugees--Fiction
- Carpets--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
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Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2024

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Winner, 2024

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2024
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