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1) In my mosque
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A picture book featuring culturally rich artwork celebrates the joys, rituals, and traditions that are practiced in mosques throughout the world, and includes a glossary and information about many historical and significant mosques.
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Arab American Heritage Month (Youth)
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In simple rhyming text, a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.
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Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school. Grades K-3. 2019.
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This joyful family story follows a little girl from dawn to dusk as she draws rangolis to welcome guests, prepares food with her family including pani puri and chana masala, dresses up in colorful clothing, participates in the puja, and lights the diyas in honor of Diwali: the Hindu festival of lights. Excitement, history, and traditions abound in this vibrant celebration of Diwali, complete with a glossary, and delicious recipes for mango lassi,...
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage 2024
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Arab American Heritage 2024
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Amira is excited because tomorrow is Eid with special clothes, treats, gifts, and a morning party at her mosque; but then she realizes that she is going to miss class picture day at school, something she was also looking forward to--so Amira has to figure out a way to be in two places at once.
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"When Muhammad gets a special salat rug on his seventh birthday, he is determined to do all five daily prayers on time. But one salat occurs during the school day--and he's worried about being seen praying at school. His father parks his truck to worship in public places, and people stare at him and mock him. Will the same thing happen to Muhammad? From two powerhouse creators comes an empowering story about an important part of Islamic faith that...
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Arab American Heritage Month (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month Kids 2023
K - Ramadan Books
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"From a crescent moon to a square garden to an octagonal fountain, this breathtaking picture book celebrates the shapes--and traditions--of the Muslim world" -- Page [4] of cover.
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Arab American Heritage Month (kids)
Arab American Heritage Month (Youth)
Muslim American Heritage Month (kids)
Youth - Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month (Youth)
Muslim American Heritage Month (kids)
Youth - Arab American Heritage Month
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Illustrations and prose inspired by the Quran celebrate a mother's love and hopes for her child.
10) My first Ramadan
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"It's time for Ramadan to begin. Follow along with one young boy as he observes the Muslim holy month with his family. This year, he wants to try to fast like the grown-ups do."--Back cover.
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"Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization has made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today? This book examines the origins and history of Halloween and explores in depth its current global popularity. The author reveals how holidays like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween,...
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Arab American Heritage 2023
Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month 2022
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Sixteen-year-old Allie, aged seven when she knew her family was different and feared, struggles to claim her Muslim and Arabic heritage while finding her place as an American teenager.
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Muslim American Heritage Month (kids)
Muslim Faith & Culture - picture books and more for kids
OBD Ramadan & Eid - YOUTH
Ramadan Reads- Youth
Muslim Faith & Culture - picture books and more for kids
OBD Ramadan & Eid - YOUTH
Ramadan Reads- Youth
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Yasmeen has a wonderful time celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with her family and friends.
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"[This book] is a breathtaking new vision and understanding of what it means to be a Jew, a vision quite different from the one we're used to. It is rooted in the Talmudic traditions of argument and conflict, rather than biblical commandments, borne out in struggle and study, not in blind observance. At the very heart of the matter is an obligation to the other, to the dispossessed, and to the forgotten, an obligation that, as Lévy vividly recounts,...
15) Shubh Diwali!
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"One family celebrates the Hindu festival of lights"--
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This offering from the Holidays around the World series introduces children to the Jewish Festival of Lights. Heiligman recounts the holiday's history and origins and describes how it is celebrated today--with candles, special foods such as potato latkes, and games such as dreidel. The main text is succinct and appropriate for reading aloud.
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Why does the groom break a glass in a Jewish wedding ceremony? Why isn't pork kosher? Why can't a person be half-Jewish? If you've ever asked or been asked any of these questions, The Jewish Book of Why has all the answers. In this complete, concise, fascinating, and thoroughly informative guide to Jewish life and tradition, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch clearly explains both the significance and the origin of nearly every symbol, custom, and practice known...
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