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Big Red Lollipop
Rukhsana Khan - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she cant convince Ami that you just dont bring your younger sister to your friends party. So both girls go, and not only does Sana demand to win every... |
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Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
Hena Khan - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets - Islamic book for kids"A beautiful picture book that simultaneously explores shapes, Islam, and the cultures of the Muslim people." - Kirkus ReviewsToddler book of shapes and Islamic traditions: From a crescent moon to a square garden to an octagonal... |
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Cultural Contributions from the Middle East: Hospitals, Algebra, and More
Holly Duhig - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback
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The hospital is one of the most important innovations in all of human history. Without these establishments of healing, the marvels of modern medicine would never have evolved to where they are today. Readers of this unique book will explore the origins of the hospital and other incredible... |
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Deep in the Sahara
Kelly Cunnane - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism: a wonderful combination," declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than anything, she wants to wear a malafa,... |
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Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
Hena Khan - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Magnificently capturing the colorful world of Islam for the youngest readers, this breathtaking and informative picture book celebrates Islams beauty and traditions. From a red prayer rug to a blue hijab, everyday colors are given special meaning as young readers learn about clothing, food,... |
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The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story
Rebecca Hickox - Holiday House; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story in which a kind and beautiful girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister finds a husband with the help of a magic fish. |
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King for a Day
Rukhsana Khan - Lee & Low Books, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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Basant is here, with feasts and parties to celebrate the arrival of spring. But what Malik is looking forward to most is doing battle from his rooftop with Falcon, the special kite he has built for speed. Today is Malik's chance to be the best kite fighter, the king of Basant. In two fierce... |
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Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
Reem Faruqi - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won't understand why she doesn't join them... |
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Meet Yasmin!
Saadia Faruqi - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback
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Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big,... |
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Mommy's Khimar
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A young Muslim girl spends a busy day wrapped up in her mother's colorful headscarf in this sweet and fanciful picture book from debut author and illustrator Jamilah Tompkins-Bigelow and Ebony Glenn.A khimar is a flowing scarf that my mommy wears. Before she walks out the door each day,... |
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My Grandma and Me
Mina Javaherbin - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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In a true tale of a young girl in Iran and her grandmother, this beautiful ode to family celebrates small moments of love that become lifelong memories.In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or anyone the way I love... |
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Nadia's Hands
Karen English - Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover
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Saturday is Auntie Laila's wedding day and Nadia has been chosen as flower girl. The morning of the ceremony, Auntie Amina prepares Nadia's hands in the traditional way. Using henna, a natural dye, she creates intricate designs, called mehndi, on Nadia's hands. But Nadia is worried.... |
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The Old Woman and the Eagle
Shah, Idries
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A Sufi teaching tale from Afghanistan about an old woman who insists that an eagle must really be a pigeon. |
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's... |
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The Rich Man and the Parrot
Suzan Nadimi - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Once there was a wealthy merchant who loved all his possessions, but his favorite was the talking parrot that he kept locked in a golden cage. One day the merchant left for India. His parrot asked that he deliver a message to his brothers in the jungle. |
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Ruler of the Courtyard
Rukhsana Khan
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Is it just Saba, or do chickens scare everyone? The chickens in her yard are especially mean, chasing her and pecking at her toes. But when she sees a snake in the bathhouse, Saba realizes that chickens aren't her only problem. She has to act fast to protect herself and her nani, |
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Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
Fawzia Gilani-Williams - Kar-Ben Publishing
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Two neighborsone Jewish, one Muslimhave always been best friends. When they both fall on hard times, can they find a way to help each other? In Fawzia Gilani's retelling of this folktalewhich has both Jewish and Arab originsdifferences are not always causes for conflict and friendship can overcome... |
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Under My Hijab
Hena Khan - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover
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Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Jenna puts it under a sun hat when she hikes. Zara styles hers to match her outfit. As a young girl observes six very different women in her life who each wear the hijab in a unique way, she also dreams... |
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