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What stories do family members share with you about traditions?

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What stories do family members share with you about traditions?

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Discuss how often time writers use a story or something that happened to them to help them write a story. Read this and have them think about something that has happened to them or something that they could write a story about.

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Discuss how often time writers use a story or something that happened to them to help them write a story. Read this and have them think about something that has happened to them or something that they could write a story about.

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"A poetic celebration of heritage and faith, past and future, this book is unique for its blend of indigenous, Spanish-speaking cultural content with Muslim religious identity. This book will be cherished by Muslim families seeking to boost their children's confidence and intriguing for non-Muslim families seeking to learn."

- Kirkus Reviews

"A lovely and lush celebration of intersectionality and identity. . . . The connection between the girl and her parents is apparent, and the warmth reverberates off the page. Gonzales's inspirational text is matched perfectly by Amini's vibrant, jewel-toned illustrations. . . .This exaltation of identity will resonate with fans of Patti Kim's Here I Am and Hena Khan's Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns. . . . A strong choice for all picture book collections."

- School Library Journal

*"This startling introduction to faith captures the inclusiveness of Islam as do the following
spreads showing children of different races and colors juxtaposed against scenes of nature and art. Using
collage-style techniques and featuring bold characters, Amini's joyful, boisterous art soars, and readers
may well feel they're flying, too. A special book that truly seems to "dance with the wind" and "smile at
the sun.""

- Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"This intensely personal book is not meant as an introduction to Islam; instead, it speaks directly to Muslim children growing up in a place where they may be marked as different-children in need of a voice to recognize and speak for them."

- Publisher's Weekly

"Gonzales pens an honest, heartfelt text about the beauty of cultural identity, a loving, compassionate reminder to his daughter to embrace all that she is. Although written in simple, lyrical verse, the text conveys a weighty message."

- The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2017

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"A poetic celebration of heritage and faith, past and future, this book is unique for its blend of indigenous, Spanish-speaking cultural content with Muslim religious identity. This book will be cherished by Muslim families seeking to boost their children's confidence and intriguing for non-Muslim families seeking to learn."

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A sophisticated color-concept book featuring a contemporary family introduces Islam to young Muslims and children who don't practice this faith.

Here the basic colors, plus gold and silver, are used to explain aspects of Islamic life. A young girl with very large eyes narrates, using short, childlike and occasionally forced verses to match colors and objects: "Gold is the dome of the mosque, / big and grand. / Beside it two towering / minarets stand." She describes a red prayer rug, her mom's blue hijab (headscarf), white kufis (traditional men's woven hats), black ink for a calligraphic design, brown dates for Ramadan, orange henna designs, an Eid gift of a doll with a purple dress, a yellow zakat (charity) box, a green Quran (green has special significance in Islam, not explained here), and a silver fanoos, "a shiny lantern." The glossary is excellent, explaining unfamiliar terms succinctly. The stylized illustrations, richly detailed, often play with the sizes of the objects in a surrealistic way. It is difficult to tell whether the family lives in the Middle East, Britain (home of the artist) or North America. The secular architecture looks Western, but the mosque looks very grand and Middle Eastern. The clothing styles are difficult to associate with a particular country. This both maximizes accessibility and deprives the tale of specificity-clearly a conscious trade-off.

A vibrant exploratory presentation that should be supplemented with other books. (Picture book. 4-7)

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GOLDEN DOMES AND SILVER LANTERNS | Kirkus Reviews

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A sophisticated color-concept book featuring a contemporary family introduces Islam to young Muslims and children who don't practice this faith. Here the basic colors, plus gold and silver, are used to explain aspects of Islamic life.

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*Notable Social Studies Trade Book For Young People 2016, a cooperative Project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council* *Featured Book of the Month, Anti-Defamation League*
*American Library Association Notable Book for Children 2016*

* Skipping Stones Honor 2016*

*International Literacy Association Choices Reading List*

Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won't understand why she doesn't join them in the lunchroom.

Lailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first-time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon's vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days.

Fountas & Pinnell Level N

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Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story [Faruqi, Reem, Lyon, Lea] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story

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How do the illustrations reflect the theme or author's tone?

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How do the illustrations reflect the theme or author's tone?

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Show the blue color that is featured on the front cover. Invite the children to reflect on what associations they have with the color blue and what feelings the color conjures up for them. 

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Show the blue color that is featured on the front cover. Invite the children to reflect on what associations they have with the color blue and what feelings the color conjures up for them. 

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Share the last illustration that features in the back that shows the two sisters walking to the bus. Ask what students notice about the illustration and what these details might suggest about the dynamics of this relationship.

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Share the last illustration that features in the back that shows the two sisters walking to the bus. Ask what students notice about the illustration and what these details might suggest about the dynamics of this relationship.

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Fencing Masterclass with the Ibtihaj Muhammad.

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Fencing Masterclass with the Ibtihaj Muhammad.

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A Fencing Masterclass with Ibtihaj Muhammad

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Ibtihaj Muhammad's performance at the Rio Olympics

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Ibtihaj Muhammad's performance at the Rio Olympics

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Think together about the way in which the author draws together the harmony between the strength of the ocean and the power of the sky and correlates this with the dynamic between the two sisters.

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Think together about the way in which the author draws together the harmony between the strength of the ocean and the power of the sky and correlates this with the dynamic between the two sisters.

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 What can you do when someone says something mean to you? What can you do when someone says something mean to a friend?

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 What can you do when someone says something mean to you? What can you do when someone says something mean to a friend?

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Faizah admires her older sister Asiya and she just loves her bright blue hijab. What does the hijab represent to her? What does the hijab represent to some of her classmates? Why does the hijab mean different things to different people?

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Faizah admires her older sister Asiya and she just loves her bright blue hijab. What does the hijab represent to her? What does the hijab represent to some of her classmates? Why does the hijab mean different things to different people?

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What is the conflict in the story? Which character(s) does it affect?

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What is the conflict in the story? Which character(s) does it affect?

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Why are some of the characters illustrated with dark colors?

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Why are some of the characters illustrated with dark colors?

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What do you think the “proudest blue” means now? Why is this phrase important to the story?

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What do you think the “proudest blue” means now? Why is this phrase important to the story?

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This list is compiled by many teachers.  I did not create this list but it is handy.  The ideas correspond to the book, The Reading Strategies by Jennifer Serravallo (sp?).