by TheIslamicFoundation (Author)
Learn a selection of Arabic prayers and expressions while having fun with sixty-plus pages of imaginative activities that will introduce young children to a range of practices from Islam and the Muslim world. The Islamic Manners Activity Book includes puzzles, word searches, coloring pages, connect-the-dots, and matching cards that will occupy and entertain children for hours. Fatima D Oyen was born in New York in 1960 and embraced Islam in 1979. An author of several books for Muslim children, she has also been active in Islamic education since 1983 in the United States and Europe in a variety of capacities. Currently she is director of Manara Education, a UK-based social enterprise promoting holistic approaches to Islamic education and parenting.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Publisher: Islamic Foundation
Published: 01 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 0860374637
ISBN 13: 9780860374633
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: Reviews in library and trade journals, including Midwest Book Review, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Horn Book Review and Publishers Weekly Sample print-out activity pages from the book can be made available on Kube children's blog(http://thekubeblog.wordpress.com/), and may be used in conjunction with a Flickr online gallery where children, parents and educators can share their creative interpretation of the materials. Targeted outreach to newspapers, schools and libraries in communities with large Muslim populations (Illinois, California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Michigan) Special outreach to early elementary school educators, including those connected with the Islamic Society of North America. Features on Muslim and parenting blogs, including UmmahReads, Muslim Book Review, Multiculturalism Rocks!