Cultural Region/Middle Eastern
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I Went for Hajj
$11.95 Add to cartPut on two bright white sheets. Stand before the cube shaped Kaaba. Hear the adhan as it fills the air.
See, hear, smell and feel the wondrous Hajj pilgrimage with a young boy, who’s returned from Ma
- Author: Robert, Na’ima B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0860377520
- Language: English
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Lost Words: An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope
$18.99 Add to cartBased on a true family story, this inspiring picture book about the Armenian Genocide shares an often-overlooked history and honors the resilience of the Armenian people.
What is it like to walk away- Author: Boukarim, Leila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1797213652
- Language: English
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Courage: My Story of Persecution
$7.95 Add to cartAs a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in th… [more below]
- Series: I, Witness
- Author: Tori Jan, Freshta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1324052236
- Language: English
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The Day of Ahmed’s Secret Trade Book
$9.99 Add to cartThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret
As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded w
- Author: Parry, Florence H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 25 1995
- ISBN10: 688140238
- Language: English
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Burning Every Day
$16.99 Add to cartA philosophically rich short story imbued with Islamic thought and mystical values, Burning Every Day tells the story of the Sun as she seeks to understand the truth of Ashura and the meaning of the m
- Author: Ta’er, Yusuf
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: February 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1958882011
- Language: English
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The Usual Suspects
$9.99 Add to cartFans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus.
Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed,
- Author: Broaddus, Maurice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0062796321
- Language: English
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The Shape of Home
$17.99 Read more“A joyful, wildly imaginative book” —The New York Times
It’s Rashin’s first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she’s used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate t- Author: Kheiriyeh, Rashin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 14, 2021
- ISBN10: 1646140982
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Camel
$17.99 Read more“A delight to the senses.” —Kirkus Reviews
Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a cr- Author: Appelt, Kathi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1534406433
- Language: English
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The Tale of the Unwelcome Guest: Nasruddin Teaches the Town a Lesson; A Circle Round Book
$14.95 Add to cartThe town beside the sea was abuzz with the news. The governor was holding a grand banquet and everyone was invited–everyone! But no one was as excited as Nasruddin.
On the day of the celebration, Nas
- Series: Circle Round
- Author: Sheir, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1635863147
- Language: English
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All about Prayer (Salah) Activity Book
$5.95 Read moreIntroduce the different parts of the Muslim prayer to children with this fun sticker, activity book.
Find out about the Muslim prayer with this fun sticker activity book. It features dot-to-dot drawing
- Series: Discover Islam Sticker Activity Books
- Author: Gunes, Aysenur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 0860376109
- Language: English
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Salma Joins the Team
$8.99 Add to cartPicture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series!
Book Three: Salma Joins the Team
Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs
- Series: Salma
- Author: Ramadan, Danny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1773218298
- Language: English
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Queen Esther
$12.99 Read moreA new edition of the moving Bible story of Queen Esther by internationally acclaimed illustrator and author of children’s books, Tomie de Paola
Queen Esther, the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia, brave
- Author: dePaola, Tomie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 05 2020
- ISBN10: 1621643700
- Language: English
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Pathways: Grade 5 Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England Trade Book
$19.99 Add to cartIn this welcome reissue, celebrated author and illustrator Diane Stanley and her husband, Peter Vennema, paint an impressive portrait of the remarkable queen who loved her people so dearly and ruled t
- Author: Stanley, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 07 2001
- ISBN10: 0688179614
- Language: English
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My Name Is Parvana
$12.99 Read moreThe fourth book in the internationally bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey and Mud City.
In this stunning sequel, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school
- Series: Breadwinner #4
- Author: Ellis, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1554982987
- Language: English
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Unsettled
$16.99 Read moreA Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year – Kid’s Indie Next List – Featured in Today Show’s AAPI Heritage Month list – A Kirkus Children’s Best Book of 2021 – A National Council of Teachers of E
- Author: Faruqi, Reem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0063044706
- Language: English
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Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354
$9.99 Read moreJames Rumford, himself a world traveler, has retold Ibn Battuta’s story in words and pictures, adding the element of ancient Arab maps–maps as colorful and evocative as a Persian miniature, as intric
- Author: Rumford, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 25 2004
- ISBN10: 0618432337
- Language: English
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The Mission to Find Max: Egypt
$5.99 Add to cartThe Mission to Find Max (Book 14) Jack joined the Global Protection Force for two reasons: to thwart evil around the world and to rescue his brother, Max, who went missing while working as a GPF agent… [more below]
- Series: Secret Agent Jack Stalwart #14
- Author: Hunt, Elizabeth Singer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 11 2011
- ISBN10: 1602861528
- Language: English
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Shadow
$12.99 Add to cartAuthor of War Horse, and bestselling storyteller Michael Morpurgo touched our hearts with this beautiful story of a boy, his lost dog, and the lengths he would go to be reunited. This timely story of
- Author: Morpurgo, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1250039967
- Language: English
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The Boy Without a Name: English-Dari Edition
$11.90 Add to cart(Bilingual English-Dari edition) On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who tells them, “This is a very, very important boy, and I’m going to give him something marvelous one
- Series: Hoopoe Teaching-Stories
- Author: Shah, Idries
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1946270091
- Language: English
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Three Wishes
$9.95 Read moreDeborah Ellis presents the stories of children of the war-torn Middle East, based on interviews with Israeli and Palestinian children.
In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-year-old
- Author: Ellis, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0888996454
- Language: English
