Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad
Jackal in the Garden is an "Art Encounters" book. These historical fiction books highlight the lives of different artists by writing stories that involve them or their works of art. Jackal in the Garden is a story set in the 16th century about Anubis, an infant born deformed who grows strong with the help of her mother's love. She goes on an adventure and meets Bihzad, a Persian miniature painter, who teaches her that kindness and cruelty, friends and enemies, surviving and creating make living the greatest art of all.