Sadiq and the Newspaper Problem

By Christos Skaltsas and Siman Nuurali

Sadiq is eager to join the new school newspaper. He’s a good writer, and he likes asking lots of questions! But when Katy, the student editor-in-chief, hands out reporting assignments, Sadiq doesn’t agree with her idea of “news.” Instead of reporting on important things happening at school, Katy seems intent on embarrassing people! Can Sadiq find the courage to speak up and replace the paper’s gossip stories with real news? Somali American author Siman Nuurali offers another installment in the delightful Sadiq chapter book series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9781484689646

Christos Skaltsas

Christos Skaltsas is an illustrator and animator of books, movies, and digital media for the children's market. After graduating from Athens University of Graphic Design, he worked as an animator and layout artist for film and television, and he has illustrated works for Macmillan, Scholastic, McGraw-Hill, DK Publishing, and many others. He is based in Athens, Greece.

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Sadiq and the Newspaper Problem by Siman Nuurali, Illustrated by Christos Skaltsas

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Introduction

Chapter 1: Career Day

Chapter 2: Curious Sadiq

Chapter 3: A Smelly Story

Chapter 4: Second Thoughts

Chapter 5: Good News!

Glossary

Talk About It

Write It Down

Write a Newsletter

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Copyright

Back Cover

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Title Page

Table of Contents

Start of Content

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Hi, I’m Sadiq! My family and I live in Minnesota, but my parents are from Somalia. Sometimes we speak Somali at Home.

Sadiq is a Somali American boy with brown curly hair and green glasses

I’d like you to meet my family and learn some interesting facts and words from our culture.

Sadiq with his mother, father, older brother and sister, and younger twin sisters

Facts about Somalia

Somali people come from many different clans.

Many Somalis are nomadic. That means they travel from place to place. They search for water, food, and land for their animals.

Somalia is mostly desert. It doesn’t rain often there.

The camel is an important animal