Subjects:  1. Antiquities    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Civilization    5. Egypt    6. Foreign Language Study - General    7. History - Ancient    8. History - Middle East    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Spanish: Grades 3-4    12. To 332 B.C    13. To 332 B.C.    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Ancient   

Reviews (10)

Mock Up
I read this as a required piece for a freshman sociology class in college.My class read this in depth, held class discussions several days, and wrote a six page paper on the book.I had serious problems writing a thoughtful, insightful paper on this book because I felt that there wasn't much there that wasn't written for an audience.Thura wrote what the audience wanted to hear.While many people find this a good book, I thought it might work better as a piece of fiction, such as the Dear America series of books.Actually, some of those have seemed more realistic than this book.It is a well written book; it just doesn't feel real.I can't remember the last time I explained simple games I play all of the time, or wrote in my diary as though my diary were about six years old.

Disappointing.
I do not wish to trivialize the war experiences that Iraqi's have suffered.However, this book does not do justice to the many situations faced by war survivors.The book is trivial, poorly written, and has very little insight into the motives and effects of actions taken during the war.

A touching book for young teens like me...
This book shares the thoughts of a college-age girl about the war in Iraq.It showed me how bad it truly is to be in a war.I encourage all young teens like me (I'm 14) to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Al-Windawi, Thura    2. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Biography & Autobiography - Political    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    7. Diaries    8. History - Middle East    9. Iraq    10. Iraq War, 2003    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Women    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women   

Subjects:  1. Astronomy (Young Adult)    2. Children's 12-Up - Politics / Current Events    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Foreign relations    6. History - Middle East    7. International Relations - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Middle East    11. Multicultural Studies (Young Adult)    12. People & Places - Middle East    13. Relations    14. United States   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Astronomy (Young Adult)    3. Children's 12-Up - History - General    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Government policy    7. Great Britain    8. History    9. History - Middle East    10. Jews    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Middle East - Israel    13. Palestine    14. Political Science (Young Adult)    15. Politics and government    16. Religion - Judaism    17. Social Science - Politics & Government    18. Zionism    19. Humanities   

Editorial Review

As she grieved over the "huge shadow [that] had been cast across the lives of so many innocent people and an ancient culture's pride" after September 11, 2001, poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye's natural response was to write, to grasp "onto details to stay afloat." Accordingly, Nye has gathered over four dozen of her own poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the United States. Devoted followers of the award-winning and beloved poet will recognize some of their favorites from her earlier collections (Read more

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Naomi Shihab Nye
Nye is one of the best voices of the middle east for young readers. Her poetry and picture books are all evocative, raising issues of family, identity and tolerance. Her work is a rich resource for any teacher who hopes to offer students empathy and insight for the middle east.

poems of beautiful simplicity and loving honesty
In her introduction to "19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East," Naomi Shihab Nye writes that after the September 11 attacks, "a huge shadow had been cast across the lives of so many innocent people and an ancient culture's pride." (Nye, xv) As an American born girl with a Middle Eastern father, Nye can write from behind that shadow, shedding light on the tormented hearts of Arab-Americans trying to come to terms with September 11th.
"There's a place in this brain where hate won't grow."
This collection is a perfect example of the ability of a gifted poet to communicate difficult truths simply. Each piece is a work of art and sings in the voices of immigrants and immigrants' children and with the rhythms of life in the Middle East. This is a fantastic book in its own right and a great introduction to the talent and skill of Naomi Shihab Nye. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Poetry    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. History - Middle East    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Middle East    7. People & Places - Middle East    8. Poetry    9. Poetry - General    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Middle East   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - History - General    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. History    5. History - General    6. History - Middle East    7. Israel    8. Israel - History    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Palestine    12. Zionism    13. History, American    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Middle East   

Subjects:  1. 332 B.C.-638 A.D.    2. Activity programs    3. Antiquities    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Civilization    6. Education / Teaching    7. Egypt    8. History - Middle East    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Study and teaching    11. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    12. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science    14. To 332 B.C    15. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science   

Subjects:  1. 1928-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Political    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Egypt    7. History - Middle East    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Mubarak, Muhammad Husni,    11. Presidents    12. Biography: general   

Subjects:  1. 1922-    2. Arab-Israeli conflict    3. Assassination    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. History - Middle East    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Middle East    10. Rabin, Yitzhak,    11. Rabin, Yitzhak   

Reviews (1)

Nice little book packed with good clear pictures
You get your money's worth for such a small book. The pictures are plentiful, and for the size of the book they pack a lot of information in there. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 332 B.C.-638 A.D.    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Civilization    5. Egypt    6. History - Ancient    7. History - Middle East    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. To 332 B.C    11. To 332 B.C.    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Ancient   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Description    4. Description and travel    5. General    6. History - Middle East    7. Israel    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature   

Subjects:  1. Bahrain    2. Children's 9-12 - Sociology    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. History - Middle East    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Middle East - General    8. Multicultural Studies (Young Adult)    9. People & Places - Middle East    10. Social Science - General   

Reviews (2)

Informative and fun!
Everything you ever wanted to know about ancient Egypt that nobody ever told you--it's here, presented in a cleverly witty style.The book is designed to be a source of fun, not a source of profound research.If you're looking for material to cite, look elsewhere.If you're looking for eye candy and a few laughs, you've found it.A worthy purchase.

Amazing Facts About Ancient Egypt's Review
It was a good book but not for researching. Everything was in little notes so it was a new way to read a book. There was a good amount of info but not as much as I would have hoped for. I got the book because I am a fifthgrade student researching on women, children, and family life in AncientEgypt it was not as helpful on that subject as I had thought it would be.It is a good book but it needs a little more info in some subjects. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient - Egypt    2. Antiquities    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Civilization    5. Egypt    6. History - General History    7. History - Middle East    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Miscellanea    10. To 332 B.C    11. To 332 B.C.    12. History / Ancient / Egypt   

Subjects:  1. 1886-1973    2. Ben-Gurion, David,    3. Biography    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    7. History    8. History - Holocaust    9. History - Middle East    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Religion - Judaism    13. Zionism    14. Zionists    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Holocaust   

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Assyrian Letdown
While there are not many books on Assyria for this age group, I found this one lacking. There are two other books by Elaine Landau in this series called The Sumerians and The Babylonians. Read more

Subjects:  1. Assyria    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. History - Ancient    6. History - Middle East    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. History of specific racial & ethnic groups    10. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Afghanistan    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Ethnology    5. History - General    6. History - Middle East    7. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social life and customs    11. Places & peoples: general interest   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. History - Middle East    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Social Science - Archaeology   

Subjects:  1. Afghanistan    2. Asia - General    3. Astronomy (Young Adult)    4. Children's 12-Up - History - General    5. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    7. History    8. History - Asia    9. History - Middle East    10. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. History - Middle East    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Multicultural Studies (Young Adult)    7. People & Places - Asia    8. People & Places - Middle East    9. Social Science - General    10. Yemen   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. History - Middle East    3. Juvenile Nonfiction