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Muslim Child: Understanding Islam through Stories and Poems
104 pp.
| Whitman |
February, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-8075-5307-7$$14.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Patty Gallinger.
Short stories, excerpts from the Koran, poems, and one-page topical features focus on the experience of Muslim children (mainly in Western nations). While the stories are fairly pedantic, the book provides a nonpolitical glimpse into the culture and offers Muslim children moral guidance. In addition to black-and-white drawings, repetitive sidebars explain Islamic concepts and Arabic words. A pronunciation guide is appended.