Ayat Jamilah Beautiful Signs A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents by Adapted by Sarah Conover & Adapted by Freda Crane & Illustrated by Valerie Wahl
Brand: Skinner House Books
Product Description
Winner of the 2004 Aesop Prize Ayat JamilahBeautiful Signs a Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents is the second book in Eastern Washington University Press This Little Light of Mine series. A young adultadult crossover anthology it draws from not only the core of Islamic spirituality and ethics the Quran and the traditions hadiths but also from the mystical verse folk tales and exemplary figures of the Islamic narrative. Unlike any other collection of Islamic stories Beautiful Signs gathers traditional stories from the farthest reaches of the Muslim world which stretches from Morocco in the west to Indonesia in the east and from China in the north to Tanzania in the south. This unique anthology with its rich and thorough explanatory notes will be invaluable to anyone wishing to understand or to teach geography world history or world religions. It will also be treasured by Muslim families and by all parents committed to broadening the lives and values of their children and themselves. show more
Condition : New
Author : Adapted By Sarah Conover Adapted By Freda Crane Illustrated By Valerie Wahl
Weight : 645.13
Publisher : SKINNER HOUSE BOOKS
Language : English
EAN : 9781558965690
ISBN10 : 1558965696
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20100715
Place of Publication : Boston United States
Pagination : 212
Dimensions : 190 X 228 X 10.92mm