Mariama Diferente pero igual

Everything’s new for Mariama after a long journey by car, train, boat, and plane from Africa. She’s going to discover a world where the streets, her school, and the food are all different. But what about the people?

A beautiful tale about identity, the process of integration, and solidarity.

Are you ready to meet Mariama and play with her?

Lexile Level 840L

Jerónimo Cornelles combines his work as a writer with the stage management, performance and artistic direction of the theatre company Bramant Teatre and the artistic direction of the Russafa Escènica theatre festival. He has written several plays which have been published in different collections and won numerous prizes, some of which have been translated and performed in countries including Italy, France and Argentina.

Nivola Uyá is an award winning illustrator and audio-visual artist. Her books include Life is Beautiful! (Second Best Cover Illustration and Honorable Mention as Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards), A Very, Very Noisy Tractor and Snowbound Secrets.