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Rodseth, Lars; Sally Howell;
and Andrew Shryock. Arab World Mosaic: A Curriculum Supplement
for Elementary Teachers. (Dearborn, MI: ACCESS, 1994) 209pgs.
$20.00 and $5.00 shipping. Lesson plans, exercises and stories
of the Arab world, based on the life experiences of Arab immigrants.
Covers the person, family, community, holidays and folktales. Designed
to be used with The Day of Ahmed=s
Secret, Nadia the Willful, Sami and the Time of Troubles, Sitti and
the Cats, and Sitti=s Secret. Sheen, Dennis. A
Child=s Picture Dictionary,
English/Arabic. (NY: Adama Books, 1985) Grades K+/39 pgs. $9.95. Al-Mutawa. To Bounce
Or Not to Bounce. (Kuwait, 1996) Available through ADC. 33pgs/$10.00,
plus. $3.00 shipping. A story set in ABouncyLand@
celebrating diversity and accepting individual differences. Not specifically
Arab but can be used in home or classroom to prompt discussion of
racial, ethnic or religious differences. Won UNESCO Honorable Mention
award for Children=s Literature
in the Service of Tolerance. Azzam, Adb al Rahman.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta. Illus. Khaled Seydo. (London,
England: Hood Hood Books). Ages 8-12/36pgs. In 1325, Ibn Battuta,
a 21 year old Moroccan scholar and religious judge, sets off from
Tangier to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca. This series mixes history
with fantasy by telling the stories of Ibn Battuta=s
70,000 mile pilgrimage to Mecca on which he traveled thirty years
and covered 44 countries. Ibn Battuta
in the Valley of Doom. (Hood Hood Books) Ages 8-12/36pgs.
Battuta reaches Damascus and sets off with the pilgrim caravan.
On the way however, they cross the Valley of Doom where, it is said,
a fierce wind blows directly from hell. Ibn Battuta
Son of the Mighty Eagle. (Hood Hood Books) Ages 8-12/36pgs.
Ibn Battuta attempts to reach India but instead comes across the
shark-infested Red Sea and many exciting adventures in Yemen and Africa. Ganeri, Anita. Remember
Palestine. Hutchinson, Uthman (Beltsville, MD: Amana Publications)
List: $19.95; AET $15.00. An introduction to Palestinian children
and their country. The following books
are all published by Amana Books: First Fast. 1st
gr/24 pgs. $3.95. The Ramadan Fast is presented with humor through
Jamaal's eyes The Axe. 1st gr/24pgs.
$3.95. A near accident teaches Jamaal the importance of obeying
his parents. The Attic. 2nd gr/24pgs.
$3.95. Jamaal discovers courage when he has to confront the dark,
scary attic. Tomatoes. 2nd gr/24pgs.
$3.95. Jamaal=s perseverance
and hard work are almost ruined by insects. Applesauce. 3rd gr/56pgs.
$6.95. Fatima=s mother
teaches her about the equality of human beings. Big Business. 4th
gr/46pgs. $6.95. A Malay woman teaches Fatima how to start and
run a business, and her brothers learn that women are equal to
men. What's
in a Name. 5th gr/100pgs. $9.95. Muhammad teaches an immigrant
Muslim self- respect. The New Kid. 6th gr/84pgs.
$9.95. Jealousy and stubbornness plague Muhammad when a new
boy moves in. Schefelman, Janice Jordan.
A Peddler=s Dream.
Illus. Tom Shefelman. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992) A young
Lebanese-American man overcomes many hardships as he travels the countryside
by foot to seek his fortune. He eventually becomes owner of a large
store and is able to provide a secure life for his family. This tells
of an experience by many Arab immigrants in the 19th century. Amana Publications American
Educational Trust (AET) Americans for Middle East
Understanding (AMEU)
Clarion Books
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