A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
by Zeina Abirached
In development as a television series from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company and ABC Studios! This hilarious, poignant and true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East is an increasingly necessary read in today's divisive world. Perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling and Trevor Noah's books. “Very funny but never flippant, Saedi mixes ‘90s pop culture references, adolescent angst and Iranian history in...
COUNTRIES IN THE NEWS brings together the facts about the countries that hit the headlines today. Each book explores a country in depth and features the latest issues, historical background and details, up-to-date facts and figures and current opnions. Special panels highlight key information and suggest important talking points.
COUNTRIES IN THE NEWS brings together the facts about the countries that hit the headlines today. Each book explores a country in depth and features the latest issues, historical background and details, up-to-date facts and figures and current opinions. Special panels highlight key information and suggest important talking points.
In this ground-breaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, lbtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candour and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words,...
Iran (Opposing Viewpoints (Library)) (Opposing Viewpoints (Paperback))
by David M Haugen
An informative series that looks at countries in a state of transformation and assesses the benefits as well as the challenges of change.
This is an illustrated recent survey on the Middle East which is part of a new series on countries around the world. The book provides essential background information about the countries, their location, geography and climate, the history of the people, their customs, traditions and religions. However, the emphasis is on the countries as they are today - the agriculture, trade and industry and their influence and relations with other countries -including travel and communication, and the variou...
Let's Look Inside Pyramids (First Discovery/Torchlight)
by Sabine Krawczyk
Light up the past as you enter an Egyptian tomb. Who is inside the sarcophagus? What do the strange hieroglyphics mean? How did the Egyptians preserve dead bodies?
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East is a new two-volume A-to-Z reference to the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the Middle East. This fascinating resource includes about 1,400 entries on the major peoples that have maintained a cultural identity in the area - from ancient to modern times - summarizing their history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to other peoples. Students will find entries on the Assyrians and the...
Picking up where Tasting the Sky left off, Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972 to 1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer. Ibtisam finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages her to keep at it, but the most surprising turn of all for Ibtisam happens when her mother decides that she would like to seek out an education, too.
Surveys the history, climate, geography, political situation, people, languages, agriculture, economics, education, and lifestyles of Israel.
A 20-unit interactive Bible study of Joshua’s arrival in the Promised Land. The life of Abraham and God’s promises to him plus Moses’ leading a weary bunch of grumblers in the wilderness become familiar. In the action novels Shepherd, Potter, Spy—and the Star Namer (2015) and The Star Namer and the Unchosen (2019), Consolver introduces a family of potters among the Gibeonites of Joshua 9 & 10 who post spies over Jericho, becoming eyewitnesses to the conquest. Each unit contains four parts:...
From the How They Live Now series - easy-to-read books which introduce young readers to different ways of life all over the world. Rashid is proud to be a Saudi Arab. Every year Muslims from all over the world come to Saudi Arabia to make the great pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. This year his elder brother Abdullah is joining the pilgrimage in his pick-up truck, and he has promised that when he comes again, he will take Rashid to visit uncle who works in the oil fields. What happens to Ab...
An illustrated selection of food and drink recipes from the Middle East, varying from simple items such as breads to complete meals which can be prepared for family and friends. Details are given on how the food is grown and processed and how it is prepared, cooked and served in the Middle East. The problems caused by severe climate and dry terrain are discussed and the author notes a preference for fresh food, especially locally-caught fish, and emphasis is placed on the quality of fruit and ve...
The Kuwaiti Oil Fires (Environmental Disasters)
by Kristine Hirschmann
The Kuwaiti Oil Fires recounts the heroic efforts of private firefighting crews who in 1991 worked to discover new methods to bring the horrific oil well fires of Kuwait under control. Discussions include the effects on wildlife, the environment, and the economy of the small country.
Saddam Hussein's Iraq, 2nd Edition (Dictatorships)
by James R. Arnold
Growing Up in Iran (Growing Up Around the World)
by Barbara Sheen
Iran is a complex, multi-faceted country. Iranian youngsters grow up in a culturally rich nation where politics and religion are intertwined, and where certain personal freedoms are restricted. Featured is an overview of the country, as well as insights into how Iran s youth experience home and family, education and work, social life, and more.