Iqbal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780756955021)

When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there.This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.

Author: Francesco D'Adamo
ISBN-10: 0756955025
ISBN-13: 9780756955021
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72762 / Iqbal