Large contemporary photographs and short simple text explore the central beliefs of Islam, the everyday practices of Muslim children and the main festivals they celebrate. As such it provides a perfect introduction to the faith for young children. Detailed notes for teachers, a glossary and a list of further resources give adults valuable help in sharing and discussing the book with their children.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Everyday Religion, Looking At Religion .

There are 32 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Riadh El-Droubie is a freelance consultant and author of several books on Islam. He also founded an educational organisation that introduces Islam into RE in schools.

This book has the following chapters: Worship at Home Worship at the Mosque Finding Makkah The Journey called Hajj Muslim New Year Ramadan I-ul-Fitr Festival An Islam Teaching Notes for Teachers Glossary Further Information Index