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Elissa and her grandmother are reminiscing about their family members, and Grandmother shows Elissa the immense box of letters, postcards, and pictures that she has collected over the years. Elissa is intrigued by these letters from the past-but a question occurs to her: What would happen if there were no alphabet? Grandmother is very clever, and wise too, and she knows the answer. She explains it to Elissa in the form of a story, in which the ancient Phoenicians-master sailors and even better merchants-devise an alphabet in order to communicate widely with their customers. In this book, you will explore the ancient world and find out what it was like to live in a time before reading and writing. This lively and charming tale spells out-quite literally-the advent of written language in an engaging narrative that will teach your child all about where our words come from. And it will do so in such a way that they don't even realize that they are learning! Read on to find out what oxen and houses have in common, to learn why purple cloth was so popular, and to know what cedarwood smells like.

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Nancy Zakhour has a background in engineering and currently works in the finance and energy industry. Nancy grew up in Lebanon before moving to the US, and her experiences have made her passionate about telling stories that connect people from different cultural backgrounds.As a child, she was told stories by her parents and grandparents that filled her imagination, and ever since, they have held a special place in her heart. Her family recounted their own experiences as well as told her traditional stories that had been passed down verbally through the generations. Nancy wanted to share these stories with the world.Traveling the world led Nancy to understand that her culture and tradition had its own unique perspective and tales to tell, and that these were often unknown to others. She became determined to reveal the unseen treasures of her Lebanese-Armenian heritage.Touching people's hearts and minds is centrally important to Nancy. Telling the stories of her father-who was a gifted storyteller-is what inspired Nancy to become a children's author. Making an impact on readers, especially children, is the best way she can pay tribute to her beloved parents and grandparents.Nancy is multilingual, fluent in Arabic, English, French, and Armenian. Her background and experiences have gifted her the strong desire to learn more about different cultures and to raise awareness of them by telling their untold stories.

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