 A loveable donkey named Hurry lives in the Gaza Strip during 2008. He sees that the children around him are struggling and he tries to help cheer them up with rides on his back. Based on the true story of the Happy Land Zoo in the Gaza Strip, Hurry is taken in by a creative zookeeper who had lost his animals due to hunger or injury. Hurry is the solution to the lack of zebras when he is reintroduced to the community with black and white stripes. With an informative historical note at the end, this story shows the resilience of our human spirit. amo |
| Title: The Story Of Hurry Author: Emma Williams Illustrator: Ibrahim Quraishi Publisher: Seven Stories Press Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-60980-589-0 Hardcover pages: 36 Age range: 3-7 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Gaza Strip Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: New York City Illustrator’s ethnicity: Kenyan Illustrator’s residence: Amsterdam Subjects: Animals, Donkeys, Gaza Strip, Zoos |
The Story Of Hurry
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