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Books
Children's
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts - Cookbook
These magical tales, by award winning, author and master storyteller Karim Alrawi, all feature food or feasting and conclude with an iconic recipe. Recipes by Sobhi al-Zobaidi and Tamam Qanembou-Zobaidi.
Arab Folk Tales: Abu Jmeel's Daughter and Other Stories
Author Jamal Sleem Nuweihed tells 27 traditional Arab folk tales from Palestine and Lebanon. Authentically Arab in their themes, yet timelessly universal, they are sometimes magical, sometimes naturalistic, and combine a wealth of vivid detail with elements of pathos and humor. Wonderful stories.
Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts - Cookbook
Author Paul Yee draws on his deep knowledge of Chinese culture and history. Each story is paired with a recipe for a scrumptious, authentic Chinese dish related to the tale. Delicious stories and delicious dishes ! Hardcover book.
Darwin’s Tree of Life - Author: Michael Bright
A book for older children, "Darwin's Tree of Life" explores how the huge diversity of life on Earth came to be, from the first living things six billion years ago to the animals living around us today. The book invites us to follow the branches of Charles Darwin's "Tree of Life" and discover how plants and animals have evolved in amazing ways.
HOMELAND - My Father Dreams of Palestine
Author "Hannah Moushabeck has written a marvelous, utterly transporting story describing the gentle power of precious transmitted memory and the wistfulness of immigrants, particularly those in exile from an occupied or altered place. "Homeland" does what decades of sad news stories have repeatedly failed to do for Palestine - humanize a beautiful people in place. I wish my father were alive so I could give him this book." Naomi Shihab Nye
Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts - Cookbook
Author Jane Yolen retells some fun Jewish folk tales, and Heidi Stemple writes delicious recipes to accompany them. Readers of all ages will love this richly illustrated book.
Nasreen's Secret School By Jeanette Winter
Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother, risks everything to enroll Nasreen In a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the world she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness?
Sitti's Bird - Malak Mattar
Gazan artist and author Malak Mattar's story brings warmth and wonder to children as it tells of her rebirth as an artist during the 2014 airstrikes on Gaza.
Young Palestinians Speak - Robinson and Young
Palestinian children share their dreams and fears for themselves and their country.