Ramadan


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Learn why and how Muslim families celebrate Ramadan with this beautifully illustrated Little Golden Book! Ramadan Mubarak! Teach children about the holy month of Ramadan--the tradition of fasting, what the Qur'an is, what kind of food is served between fasts, and how a modern family celebrates. Filled with colorful illustrations and simple, yet informative text, this Little Golden Book is perfect to share with your family this Ramadan!




My Big Sister's Hijab


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God made the wearing of the Hijab scarf an obligation and instructed Muslim women to wear the head covering in the Holy Quran. So, wearing it is an act of righteousness and an act of obedience to Allah (God). A Muslim woman wears the Hijab to gain the pleasure of her Master. It is the core teaching of Islam that whatever God instructs one to do; it is always best for them to follow the instruction—whether one may understand the logic behind it or not. Islam stresses the relationship between the body and the mind. In covering her body, a Muslima woman shields her heart from spiritual impurities. A Muslimah woman wears the Hijab to uphold Islam’s code of modesty. Islam’s code of modesty extends to all aspects of one’s life, including their dress and how they carry themselves. A Muslim’s clothing is an outer manifestation of inner purity, beauty, and humility, as wearing the Hijab for women embodies moral conduct, character, manners, and speech. Like any other act of worship, the act of dressing modestly and wearing a Hijab will require faith, sacrifice, discipline, and patience. Dressing modestly strengthens the relationship between you and your Lord. This cute Hijab Islamic book for Muslim girls aims to inspire & educate about the importance of wearing the Hijab for women for the sake of God alone and ignore the outside noise, ignore people’s stares and comments, and realize that this journey is worth the struggle. ★★ Sophia's Journey to Learning About Hijab & Loving it for Muslim Girls & Muslim Women ★★ is a cute hijab book for kids about a story where Sophia looks up to her older sister Mina, who means the world to her. As Sophia gets older, she starts to take notice of her big sister’s dedication to her hijab scarf. She observes her sister wearing the hijab at school and their family’s restaurant. Sophia grows curious and asks her big sister Mina why she wears a hijab and what it represents. The story ends with a surprise, and a new chapter of life starts for Sophia. Grab your copy of this cute ♥ Hijab Children's Islamic Book w/ pictures ♥ assisting your daughter in understanding & getting comfortable with wearing the hijab. ♥♥ About The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection ♥♥ The most significant & longest-lasting inheritance you can gift your child as a parent is a proper Islamic upbringing & knowledge of Islam. As a parent, you must teach your children about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, the religion & lifestyle of Islam, & about Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Every parent must instill interest & love for Islam among their children at an early age, so they can grow up with an Islamic mindset & lifestyle. Every household must set a daily time to develop and grow their child’s connection with Allah to nourish their souls. Just like our physical bodies need food & water to grow & nourish, our souls need the remembrance of Allah & the recitation of the Holy Quran to enrich, nourish, & give life to our souls. The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection is designed to introduce and teach your children the essentials they need to know about Allah (God), the Holy Koran, Islam, Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, Hadith for kids, the five pillars of Islam, the 6 articles of faith in Islam, & more in an easy, fun, & educational way. The love of Allah is already instilled in our children’s hearts, and it is our duty as parents to help develop, nurture, & sustain that love & bond at an early age. A fun way to start introducing these concepts to your children is through reading to them & encouraging them to read. Nothing beats sitting with your children & bonding with them with beneficial & interesting concepts of Islam & the Coran. Every page in each book introduces a topic with delightful, colorful illustrations to help your children understand & appreciate each component of Islam.




Growing up as a Black Muslim woman


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How does it feel to grow up as a Black Muslim woman in France? Fatima Adamou provides us with some answers in this autobiographical account set in the 1980s and 1990s. Her story narrates the straightforward tale of how she studied her religion, Islam, and how she discovered the diversity of Muslims when she was a teenager, all the while facing challenges because of her skin colour. Anyone interested in learning about French Muslims and their various legacies should read her narrative.




My Hardcover Book


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Many Christian around the world gather to pray, but really do not understand the tactics and strategies of prayer even though scripture declares that an effective prayer of the righteous avails much. (James 5:16b)




My Islamic Activity Book for Adults and Teenagers


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Whether you are looking for the perfect Ramadan gift for a friend or relative or looking to educate yourself about Islam while challenging yourself in a fun and engaging matter, this adult and teenage activity book is for you! This Islamic activity book for adults and teens introduces and teaches many Islamic concepts, including learning about Allah, our Creator, God’s final Book, the Holy Quran, the religion of Islam, our last and final Messenger and Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him, and other Islamic concepts. This Islamic Activity Book is loaded with valuable knowledge of our Deen, helping one gain a better understanding of Islamic concepts in a fun, engaging, and educational way with Islamic activities and games to bring one inner creativity while helping build a relationship with their Creator and teaching the fundamentals of Islam.




The Book Smuggler


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A magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world’s great medieval cities, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature In the epic fashion of the great Arab explorers and travel writers of the Middle Ages, scribe and bookworm Mazid al-Hanafi narrates this journey from his remote village in the Arabian Desert. Dreaming of grand libraries, his passion for the written word draws him into a secret society of book smugglers and into the famed cultural capitals of the period—Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, and Cordoba. He discovers a dangerous new world of ideas and experiences the cultural diversity of the Islamic Golden Age, its sects, philosophical schools, wars, and ways of life. Omaima Al-Khamis’s magical storytelling and her vivid descriptions of time and place trace a route through ancient cities and cultures and immerse us in a distant era, uncovering the intellectual debates and struggles which continue to rage today.




Matching Books and Readers


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Providing practical guidance and resources, this book helps teachers harness the power of children's literature for developing ELLs' literacy skills and language proficiency. The authors show how carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can support students' learning across the curriculum. Criteria and guiding questions are presented for matching books and readers based on text features, literacy and language proficiency, and student background knowledge and interests. Interspersed throughout are essays and poems by well-known children's authors that connect in a personal way with the themes explored in the chapters. The annotated bibliography features over 600 engaging, culturally relevant trade titles.




Get Real with Storytime


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This is a complete, year-long programming guide that shows librarians how to integrate nonfiction and poetry into storytime for preschool children in order to build literacy skills and overall knowledge. The right nonfiction titles—ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations—give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for "true stuff." Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with children and books in a library setting, Get Real With Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming goes far beyond the typical storytime resource book by providing books and great ideas for using nonfiction and poetry with preschool children. This book provides a complete, year-long programming guide for librarians who work with preschool children in public libraries and school librarians who run special programs for preschoolers as well as parents, childcare providers, and camp counselors. Each of the 52 broad storytime topics (one for each week of the year) includes a sample storytime featuring an opening poem; a nonfiction title; picture books; songs, rhymes, or fingerplays; and a follow-up activity. Early literacy tips that are based on the authors' extensive experience and the principles of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) are presented throughout the book.




Children's Books in Print


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Gotcha Good!


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This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids want to read. New features include numerous booklists to copy and save (similar to the bookmarks in Gotcha for Guys!) and profiles and interviews of some innovative authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8. This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read. Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.