num_pages: 34
description: Long ago, in the faraway land of Ethiopia, there lived a Royal Princess who was gentle as moonlight and beautiful as the morning star. Her name was Aïda, and more than anything on earth, she loved her father and her country.Here, in one of the great love stories of all time, Aïda, the proud Princess, is captured by Egyptian soldiers and forced into slavery by her country's greatest enemy. When she falls in love with the leader of the Egyptian army, a terrible emotional struggle begins. Should Aïda forsake loyalty to her father and her country for her true love--a warrior destined to destroy them both?
language: English
title: Aïda
titlecomplete: Aïda
genres: Fiction, Plays, Classics, Egypt, Childrens, Music, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Africa, Art
ratings_count: 394
places: Egypt
series: Black Dog Opera Library
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator
publisher: Gulliver Books