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 Great Book to Share at School. September 24, 2007
It's a great book to share in Ramadan at your school. We all read it at home, and we gave it as a gift to our kids' teachers to share in the classroom. Very clear, explains everything about Ramadan and everything that's related to Ramadan up till Eid-El-Fitr. We all loved the book.
 Beautiful, but not what I was looking for November 13, 2002
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
As other reviewers mentioned, this is a beautifully illustrated book. Common, day-to-day words used by Muslims (Imam, Suhur, Zakah) are explained in an understandable way, so I could see this being a reasonable way to introduce the concepts to non-Muslim children (or even adults). Overall, however, I was disappointed. The interesting, personable little details about Hakeem were heavily weighed down by the "adult talking to child" background information about every last little aspect of Ramadan. I would guess that a quick brush past two dozen new vocabulary words, painstakingly defined, will not actually teach those concepts to non-Muslim children. Meanwhile, I fear that the Muslim children for whom I intended this book as a gift will not find enough story among the definitions and explanations to hold their attention. We have so many stories set at Christmas-time that do not attempt to explain the entire Christian religion and all of the symbolism and rituals of Christmas... I haven't been able to find such stories to purchase for my young Muslim friends. Must every book about them be a child-sized textbook on Muslim faith and practices?
Incredible book June 20, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
We are Christians, but I want my children to grow up knowing about religious diversity and learning about the beliefs of other religions. It's hard to respect what you don't know.I'm very much impressed with this book. The text is very clear and gives an abundance of information on both Islam and Ramadan. The illustrations are excellent and fit the text beautifully. Whatever your faith (or age), this book will provide a beautiful introduction to the religion of Islam and to their holiest holiday.
Incredible book June 20, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We are Christians, but I want my children to grow up knowing about religious diversity and learning about the beliefs of other religions. It's hard to respect what you don't know.I'm very much impressed with this book. The text is very clear and gives an abundance of information on both Islam and Ramadan. The illustrations are excellent and fit the text beautifully. Whatever your faith (or age), this book will provide a beautiful introduction to the religion of Islam and to their holiest holiday.
Thanks! December 28, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am so glad that Ramadan received such as fitting tribute in writing. So many holiday books are boring descriptions of a holiday and forget to be interesting. This book taught me about Ramadan and interested me too. I would not hesitate to read this book to my students.
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