by Aisha Karen Khan & photographed by Aaron Pepis ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 2003
As a woman who has embraced Islam, Khan is eager to share her religion with North American children. With its handsome layout, consisting of two-page spreads with one large, clear photograph occupying one page and text and smaller photographs with detailed captions on the other, this introduction to the holy buildings used by the Islamic faithful offers enough detail to provide both an accurate picture of the characteristics of a contemporary mosque in the US and some insight into the Islamic religion itself. Using photos taken in two suburban mosques in New York, Khan describes the different areas of the buildings, including the ritual washing area, the prayer hall, the school rooms, the reading room or library, and the minaret or tower. She discusses some practices in the Middle East, South Asia, and other parts of the Muslim world, but also speaks about specific North American adaptations, such as having to go back to work on Friday after midday prayer. Succinct, but informative, this can be used by schools, families, and religious education groups to encourage some sorely needed tolerance in this time of international strife. (Nonfiction. 6-10)
Pub Date: July 1, 2003
ISBN: 1-893361-60-8
Page Count: 40
Publisher: SkyLight Paths
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2003
Share your opinion of this book
by Margaret Hodges ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 15, 1999
While Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett’s Joan of Arc (1998) focused on Joan as a saint, this spirited but reverent telling emphasizes Joan as a hero. In the little village of DomrÇmy, Joan did not learn to read or write, but she listened to stories of the saints’ great deeds, worked with her parents, and aided the sick. When St. Michael the Archangel first appeared to her in a great light, she was 13; he told her she would save France, and the people supported her, outfitting her with horse and armor, and a white banner with the golden lilies that symbolized the French king. All the highlights of Joan’s story are elegantly recounted here: her recognition of the king hidden in the crowd, her victory at OrlÇans, Charles’s coronation, her capture, abandonment, trial, and death by burning at the stake. Rayevsky’s drypoint and etching illustrations use the muted colors and sepia backgrounds of old prints; the simple, sinuous line and stylized faces are particularly evocative. His visual trope of a flowerlike flame in the fireplace of Joan’s home is startlingly recreated in the final image of Joan at the stake. (Picture book/biography. 6-10)
Pub Date: Sept. 15, 1999
ISBN: 0-8234-1424-8
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Holiday House
Review Posted Online: June 24, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1999
Share your opinion of this book
More by Margaret Hodges
BOOK REVIEW
adapted by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root
BOOK REVIEW
by Margaret Hodges & illustrated by Barry Moser
BOOK REVIEW
adapted by Margaret Hodges & illustrated by Mélisande Potter
adapted by Miriam Chaikin & illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1993
Twenty-six of the best known Old Testament stories—Adam and Eve, Noah, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, Jonah, Daniel in the lion's den, etc.—skillfully condensed and paraphrased, yet retaining their inherent drama: an impressive example of high- quality bookmaking that is far less wordy and more beautiful than most Bible story collections. Gilbert's 19 full-page, realistic colored pencil drawings are beautifully crafted: a magisterial Moses who parts the waters to expose coral, bones, an octopus, and the ribs of a wrecked ship; a Witch of Endor who echoes Beardsley. The format is enhanced with decorated capitals and page margins, rubrics, running titles, and a handsome typeface. The appealing jacket features the Peaceable Kingdom with a child astride a flower-bedecked lion; a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Children. (Nonfiction. 6-10)
Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1993
ISBN: 0-8037-0956-0
Page Count: 96
Publisher: Dial Books
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 1992
Share your opinion of this book
More by Miriam Chaikin
BOOK REVIEW
by Miriam Chaikin & illustrated by Leonid Gore
BOOK REVIEW
by Miriam Chaikin & illustrated by Stephen Fieser
BOOK REVIEW
by Miriam Chaikin & illustrated by Hiroe Nakata
© Copyright 2024 Kirkus Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Hey there, book lover.
We’re glad you found a book that interests you!
We can’t wait for you to join Kirkus!
It’s free and takes less than 10 seconds!
Already have an account? Log in.
OR
Sign in with GoogleTrouble signing in? Retrieve credentials.
Welcome Back!
OR
Sign in with GoogleTrouble signing in? Retrieve credentials.
Don’t fret. We’ll find you.