My Name is Bilal - Couverture rigide

Mobin-Uddin, Asma

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1590781759 ISBN 13 : 9781590781753

Editeur : Astra Young Readers, 2005

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A young boy wrestles with his Muslim identify in this picture book for children written by Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, with illustrations by Barbara Kiwak.

When Bilal and his sister Ayesha move with their family, they have to attend a new school. They soon find out that they may be the only Muslim students there. When Bilal sees his sister bullied on their first day, he worries about being teased himself, and thinks it might be best if his classmates didn't know that he is Muslim. Maybe if he tells kids his name is Bill, rather than Bilal, then they would leave him alone. Mr. Ali, one of Bilal's teachers and also Muslim, sees how Bilal is struggling. He gives Bilal a book about the first person to give the call to prayer during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. That person was another Bilal: Bilal Ibn Rabah. What Bilal learns from the book forms the compelling story of a young boy grappling with his identity.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin is a pediatrician and an active member of her local Muslim community. She decided to write about the Muslim-American experience because she had difficulty finding good books on this subject to read to her children.

Barbara Kiwak is a commercial illustrator whose clients have included Time-Life, Readers Digest, Highlights for Children, and The World Wildlife Fund. She has had numerous showings of her fine art in the Baltimore/Washington area, where she makes her home.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Astra Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590781759
• ISBN 13: 9781590781753
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Kiwak Barbara