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2015. | Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Biography jB A957s |
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Introduces young readers to Ibn Sina, telling his story as he might tell it himself. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of this philosopher, scientist and physician who was one of the greatest thinkers of his time.
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Madison - Kids Biography
jB I13s
Main Library - Kids Biography
jB I13s
Pruitt - Kids Biography
jB I13s
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[2014] | Groundwood Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm | English | On Shelf
Madison - Kids Biography jB I13s Main Library - Kids Biography jB I13s Pruitt - Kids Biography jB I13s |
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Ibn Battuta recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures, and places he encountered. He traveled extensively, throughout Islamic lands and beyond -- from the Middle East to Africa to Europe to Asia nearly 700 years ago.
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Bellevue - Kids Easy
E Khan
East - Kids Easy
E Khan
Goodlettsville - Kids Easy
E Khan
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c2010 | Viking | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Easy E Khan East - Kids Easy E Khan Goodlettsville - Kids Easy E Khan |
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Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
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c2008 | Charlesbridge | [31] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Easy E Alalou Southeast - Kids Easy E Alalou |
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While Nora waits for the couscous her father is cooking to be finished, he tells her a story about his youth in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Includes author's note and glossary.
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Bellevue - Kids Easy
E Khan
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Khan
Green Hills - Kids Easy
E Khan
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[2018] | Chronicle Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Easy E Khan Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy E Khan Green Hills - Kids Easy E Khan |
Description
In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl guides the reader through the traditions and shapes of Islam.
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Cunnane
Green Hills - Kids Easy
E Cunnane
Hadley Park - Kids Easy
E Cunnane
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c2013 | 1st ed. | Schwartz & Wade Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy E Cunnane Green Hills - Kids Easy E Cunnane Hadley Park - Kids Easy E Cunnane |
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An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Chabber
Green Hills - Kids Easy
E Chabber
Main Library - Kids Easy
E Chabber
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2018. | Kids Can Press Ltd | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy E Chabber Green Hills - Kids Easy E Chabber Main Library - Kids Easy E Chabber |
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When Ali's aged great-grandmother, with whom he lives, tells him the one thing she wishes for that she never did was to see the sea, two days walk away across the desert, he sets out with a pail to make the journey for her.
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Green Hills - Kids Easy
E Napoli
Main Library - Kids Easy
E Napoli
Thompson Lane - Kids Easy
E Napoli
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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c2009 | 1st ed. | Disney/Hyperion Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 x 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Kids Easy E Napoli Main Library - Kids Easy E Napoli Thompson Lane - Kids Easy E Napoli |
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Little Parisa-Farsi, left alone after an earthquake demolishes her home of Bam, Iran, inspires the animals around her to put aside their differences and revel in the simple delights that unite them.
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2014. | Random House | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm. | English |
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A tour of Israel profiles such sites as the Old City of Jerusalem, modern Tel Aviv, and the Biblical Zoo while introducing the region's diverse cultures and customs.
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Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction
j398.2 R598g
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction
j398.2 R598g
Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction
j398.2 R598g
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2013 | Barefoot Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Kids Non-Fiction j398.2 R598g Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction j398.2 R598g Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction j398.2 R598g |
Description
After showing kindness to a strange old woman, Shiraz receives the gift of beauty but her lazy and unkind stepsister, Nargues, suffers a less pleasant fate in this adaptation of the Grimm's fairy tale, Mother Hulda, reset in Tehran, Iran.
11) Going to Mecca
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Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction
j297.352 R6423g
Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction
j297.352 R6423g
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2012 | Frances Lincoln Children's | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 x 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction j297.352 R6423g Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction j297.352 R6423g |
Description
We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca - the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah; they kiss or point to the Black Stone, as the Prophet did. Arriving at Mecca, they surge round the Ka'aba, shave their heads and travel to Mount Arafat. Finally, though their bodies are tired and aching, their spirits are uplifted, knowing that with thousands of others...
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c2012 | Chronicle Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. | English |
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2012 | OverDrive | Chronicle Books LLC | English | Checked Out
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2012 | Chronicle Books LLC | English | Checked Out
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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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Goodlettsville - Kids Non-Fiction
j962.055 R8457h
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction
j962.055 R8457h
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2012 | Dial Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Goodlettsville - Kids Non-Fiction j962.055 R8457h Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction j962.055 R8457h |
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction has 2
j398.209174 M1357h
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction
j398.209174 M1357h
Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction
j398.209174 M1357h
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2009 | Albert Whitman | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction has 2 j398.209174 M1357h Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction j398.209174 M1357h Thompson Lane - Kids Non-Fiction j398.209174 M1357h |
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When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.
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2015. | Tilbury House Publishers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. | English |
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Now that she is ten, Lailah is delighted that she can fast during the month of Ramadan like her family and her friends in Abu Dhabi, but finding a way to explain to her teacher and classmates in Atlanta is a challenge until she gets some good advice from the librarian, Mrs. Scrabble.
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Bellevue - Kids Non-Fiction
j020.92 W784L
Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction
j020.92 W784L
Looby - Kids Non-Fiction
j020.92 W784L
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c2005 | Harcourt, Inc | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Non-Fiction j020.92 W784L Donelson - Kids Non-Fiction j020.92 W784L Looby - Kids Non-Fiction j020.92 W784L |
Description
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds...
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy
E Balouch
Goodlettsville - Kids Easy
E Balouch
Hermitage - Kids Easy
E Balouch
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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c2011 | 1st ed. | Little Simon | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Easy E Balouch Goodlettsville - Kids Easy E Balouch Hermitage - Kids Easy E Balouch |
Description
A little girl with a very loud voice has trouble finding a jungle friend to play with, until at last, she meets the one jungle animal whose roar is louder than hers!
18) Mama's saris
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Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2007 | 1st ed. | Little, Brown | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Easy E Makhija |
Description
An East Indian American daughter pleads with her mother to be allowed to wear one of her mother's colorful saris in honor of her seventh birthday.
19) Mirror
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Bellevue - Kids World Language
E Baker
Donelson - Kids World Language
E Baker
Goodlettsville - Kids World Language
E Baker
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2010 | 1st U.S. ed. | Candlewick Press | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 28 cm. | Arabic | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids World Language E Baker Donelson - Kids World Language E Baker Goodlettsville - Kids World Language E Baker |
Description
In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
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[2018] | Charlesbridge | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm | English | On Shelf
Southeast - Kids Easy E Zalben |
Description
Moses Feldman and Mohammed Hassan both live on Flatbush Avenue, but when they meet at the grocery store they quickly become best friends, sharing a picnic while their families prepare for the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan.