Nonfiction - Middle Eastern Reads

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Egypt and the Middle East! This 96-page book features reading selections and assessme...

Beloved Reader, Pictorial History of IRAN, Ancient Persia is about one of the oldest nations and civilizations in the world. I hope the informat...

What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East...

Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen h...

It's alphabet rhyme time in this illustrated introduction to Arabic language and culture!A perfect read-aloud bedtime book and the ideal accompan...

Join us in the Middle East to explore the United Arab Emirates! Leveled text and vivid images highlight the nation's desert dunes, stunning urban a...

Grab your passport and get ready to explore the wonders of Israel! This title introduces emergent readers to the geography, demographics, and cultu...

Un rossignol nous raconte dans quel jardin il a vécu et nous parle de la période joyeuse de douze jours que nous célébrons aujourd'hui.Je vis d...

The perfect book to introduce children to the Gift of Prayer (Salah).This simple but beautiful book introduces children to the second pillar of Isl...

Baba's Gift is a radiant celebration of a Persian father's love of family, from his boyhood in Iran to his new life in America. Baba enchants his s...

Take a trip to Turkey! Start in the city of Istanbul, where you'll find the famous Hagia Sophia. Then, take a ride in a hot air balloon during the ...

Take a trip to Turkey! Start in the city of Istanbul, where you'll find the famous Hagia Sophia. Then, take a ride in a hot air balloon during the ...

Take a trip to Egypt! Start in the city of Cairo, where you'll find lots of history and modern buildings. Then, go just outside the city to see the...

The four Rashidun Khulafah, or 'Rightly Guided' Caliphs of Islam, strove tirelessly to establish the new religion after the passing of the Prophet ...

Allah, the Exalted, says, "Ask the people of knowledge if you do not know." And the Prophet said, "The ignorant are not excused for his ignorance,...

Saudi Arabia is known for its oil, but readers go beyond the basics in this detailed guide to the history, people, and culture of one of the most p...

The ancient Egyptians thought big and built bigger, leaving behind monuments and messages that have endured for five millennia despite tomb robbe...

In a true tale of a young girl in Iran and her grandmother, this beautiful ode to family celebrates small moments of love that become lifelong me...

A full-color book that explores the world of ancient Egypt through hands-on STEAM projects, fascinating facts about everyone from gods to ordinar...

As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily mu...

This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir's title, the...