Naomi Shihab Nye
Around the World
Children's Books for Cross-Cultural Understanding of Islamic Culture and Religion
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"Nye at her engaging, insightful best." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Acclaimed poet and Young People's Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving, sometimes funny, and always provocative poetry collection for all ages.
...9) Habibi
11) Transfer
12) Red Suitcase
13) Fuel
14) You and Yours
15) Lullaby raft
Using humor as the common denominator, a multicultural cast of YA authors steps up to the mic to share stories touching on race. Listen in as ten YA authors—some familiar, some new—use their own brand of humor to share their stories about growing up between cultures. Henry Choi Lee discovers that pretending to be a tai chi master or a sought-after wiz at math wins him friends for a while—until it comically backfires. A biracial
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