Nonfiction genre
An insightful collection of stories and poems about Muslim children from a variety of backgrounds focuses on the celebration of holidays and practices of Islam, and includes nonfiction sidebars that explain the Arabic words and religious terminology.
An ABC book showing the relationships between the English alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Includes a stencil for creating words and sentences in hieroglyphs.
Introduces Philippine society and culture through the everyday lives of children from different social groups and areas of the country.
Recipes for such Mexican dishes as tortillas, quesadillas, guacamole, and salsa accompany an introduction to the geography, people, culture, and cuisine of Mexico.
Six children who have won a geography competition travel around the world in a hot-air balloon and it is up to the reader to find all six children in each of their twelve destinations, including a Bollywood film set and Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
When a wild duck decides to make her nesting place in the Mitsui Office Park in downtown Tokyo, a news photographer becomes the duck’s devoted protector.
A collection of the young author’s lesser-known writings composed while she was hidden from the Nazis during World War II. Some translation was also done by Michel Mok.
Describes a trip through Mexico guided by Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, and celebrating each season of the year.
As part of the series Cultures of the World, this title covers the geography, history, government, economy, environment, peoples, arts, cultures and languages of the country of Morocco. Also by Orin Hargraves.
The Atlas of Ancient Egypt explores the contrasting landscapes of desert, delta, and river valley, focusing on Egypt’s natural environment, plants and animals, people and industries, and cities and cemeteries.