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Middle Eastern Literature
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The King and the Three Thieves by Kristen BalouchISBN: 9780670880591
Publication Date: 2000-10-23
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One Green Apple by Eve Bunting; Ted Lewin (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780547350110
Publication Date: 2006-06-12
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The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo; Robert Florczak (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780064438537
Publication Date: 2001-08-07
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A Treasury of Mermaids by Shirley Climo; Jean Tseng (Illustrator); Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780060238766
Publication Date: 1997-10-01
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A Treasury of Princesses by Shirley Climo; Ruth Sanderson (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780060245320
Publication Date: 1996-10-03
From the Mayan people of Central America to the Xhosa people of Southern Africa, from the ancient mythology of China to the legendary Arabian Nights, every culture across the globe has its princesses. The princesses themselves may be as diverse as the lands they represent, but rich or poor, vain or wise, brave or spoiled, they have one thing in common: they all live happily ever after. Selected from world folklore and presented in a richly designed, elegantly illustrated volume, this lavish gift book is the definitive gathering of princess lore. 1-5
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The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox; Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780823415137
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story. K-4
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Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye; Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780689817069
Publication Date: 1997-10-01
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The Silly Chicken by Idries Shah; Jeff Jackson (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781883536190
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
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Sami and the Time of the Troubles by Florence Parry Heide; Judith Heide Gilliland; Ted Lewin (Illustrator)ISBN: 0395559642
Publication Date: 1992-04-20
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy balances his life in a war-torn city. 2-6
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Silent Music by James Rumford (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781596432765
Publication Date: 2008-03-18
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Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane; Hoda Hadadi (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780375870347
Publication Date: 2013-10-08
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My First Book of Arabic Words by Katy R. Kudela; Translations.com Staff (Translator)ISBN: 9781429652667
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
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The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab NyeISBN: 9780062019721
Publication Date: 2014-08-26
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Moon Watchers by Reza Jalali; Anne Sibley O'Brien (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780884483212
Publication Date: 2010-05-01
Middle Eastern Literature
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Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo; Ann Leonori (Translator)ISBN: 9781416903291
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. 3-7
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The Breadwinner Trilogy by Deborah EllisISBN: 9780888999597
Publication Date: 2009-08-25
The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul. 3-7
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My Name Is Parvana by Deborah EllisISBN: 9781554982974
Publication Date: 2012-09-25
On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. 6-9
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Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis; D. EllisISBN: 9780888995193
Publication Date: 2003-07-02
A sequel to The Breadwinner, this novel tells the story of Parvana's journey once she leaves Kabul to search for her family. 3-7
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Nadia's Hands by Karen English; Jonathan Weiner (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781590787847
Publication Date: 2009-12-01
When Nadia is chosen to be a flower girl in Auntie Laila's traditional Pakistani wedding, her hands are decorated with beautiful designs made withmehndi,and she comes to understand the rich culture she has inherited. K-4
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The Roses in My Carpets by Rukhsana Khan; Ronald Himler (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781550050691
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
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Arabian Nights by Deborah Nourse Lattimore (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780064421362
Publication Date: 2000-11-30
A retelling of three tales from the Arabian Nights including Aladdin, The Queen of the Serpents, and Ubar, the lost city of Brass.. 2-4
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Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams; Doug Chayka (Illustrator); Khadra MohammadISBN: 9780802852960
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
These datebooks are a personal day planner, designed in a weekly format that features more than sixty Western photographs from the Stoecklein Collection. 3-6
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The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)ISBN: 0152054456
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
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The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox; Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator)ISBN: 0823415139
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story.
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Al Aranib (the Rabbits- Arabic Edition) by John Marsden; Shaun Tan (Illustrator)ISBN: 9789992194607
Publication Date: 2013-02-19
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Sahara by Jan ReynoldsISBN: 9781600601460
Publication Date: 2007-05-01