In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and elsewhere open windows into the hearts and souls of people we usually meet only on the nightly news. What we see through these windows is the love of family, friends, and for the Earth, the daily occurrences of life that touch us forever, the longing for a sense of place. What we learn is that beneath the veil of stereotypes, our human connections are stronger than our cultural differences.
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If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World’s People
By narrowing down the world’s population to a village of one hundred people, the author offers up some surprising statistics about religion, language, age, and education that young children can more easily understand.
Turkmenistan
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 Turkmenistan.
Mexico
Examines the geography, history, economy, society, and culture of Mexico.
Smiling
This book explores the importance of smiling to people all over the world.
Eating
In photographs and rhyming text, describes the foods and eating customs of people around the world.