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.#YusraMardini loves to swim. Growing up in Damascus, she is a girl with a dream: to swim for her country in the Olympic Games. When war erupts, she is forced to flee... https://t.co/4uJGLhoeCR

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2021-03-31

So thrilled for the hugely talented illustrator on a bronze cube award for illustration for our picture book YUSRA SWIMS! So proud!

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2020-05-20

A seemingly bleak tale, talented swimmer aims to realise her dream by competing for her country. Civil war breaks out in Syria & her dreams fade. has a poignant yet sparse rhyming prose, coupled with beautifully textured illustrations

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2019-12-27

The Crossing
2018
Super heroes do exist in real life.


Goodwill Ambassador for

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2018-01-02