Mysterious Traveler
Illustrator
Candlewick Press
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9780763662325
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Desert guide Issa finds the baby girl Mariama after a sandstorm, and raises her as his own daughter--until a young man and his protectors come seeking a guide for their dangerous journey through the Bitter Mountains.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
590L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Adoption; Physical Disability; adoptive parent; adopted child; vision loss; blind
Main Character
female teenager, adult male
Race/Ethnicities
Black
Awards
Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, 2015, Winner
Cybils Awards, 2013, Nominee, Elementary and Middle Grade(Early Chapter Books)
Keywords
brothers and sisters; missing children; dessert; travelers; guide; family reunion
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Peet, Mal and Graham, Elspeth, "Mysterious Traveler" (2013). Diverse Families. 2087.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2087