Ahmed drives his donkey cart through the streets of Cairo, delivering butane gas cylinders to his father's customers. He knows everyone and has a part to play in the life of the city. He is proud to be strong enough to help his family, but most of all he is proud of his precious secret, a secret that he keeps until the end of the day. The book reveals a lot about  Ahmed's life, and finally his secret - that he can write his name.

The Day of Ahmed's Secret

Children's Books

Florence Parry Heide

Judith Heide Gilliland

Literature & Fiction

Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

A day in the life of a boy from Cairo. Early reading level. Beautifully illustrated.

Scholastic Book Services

The Day of Ahmed's Secret
As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded with cars and camels, down alleys filled with merchants' stalls, and past buildings a thousand years old, Ahmed keeps his secret safe inside. It is so special, so wonderful, that he can reveal it only to his family, only when he returns home, only at the end of the day.

Day of Ahmed's Secret

Harpercollins

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The Day of Ahmed's Secret

The Day of Ahmed's Secret

Day of Ahmed's Secret