Music of the mountains : a story in Pakistan / words by Sabrina Shah ; art by Manal Mirza.

Shah, Sabrina, author
Mirza, Manal, illustrator

Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2025.

30 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 28 cm

Includes QR code.

Juvenile.

Roohi's most treasured time of the day is when she gets to listen to her grandfather play the rabab, the traditional stringed instrument of the Pashtun people. All she wants, more than anything in the world, is to be able to play songs full of rhythm like him. But even with lessons everyday, she sounds nothing like Neeka Baba's clap-de-clap-clap rhythm and beautiful melodies. With Eid celebrations coming up, Roohi is supposed to play the rabab at a school concert, but Neeka Baba has fallen ill, and she must perform without his help. He tells her, 'play with the courage of those who came before you'. Can Roohi draw on her ancestors' strength and share the melody in her heart at the Eid concert?

9798888593677 (pbk)

823.92

PZ7.1.S5

English

No reviews available as yet
Add your review

4245126