Addasi Maha - A Kid's Guide To Arab American History More Than 50 Activities - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Winner of:2014 Arab American Book Award Children/ Young Adult Category Many Americans educators included mistakenly believe all Arabs share the same culture language and religion and have only recently begun immigrating to the United States. A Kid's Guide to Arab American History dispels these and other stereotypes and provides a contemporary as well as historical look at the people and experiences that have shaped Arab American culture. Each chapter focuses on a different group of Arab Americans including those of Lebanese Syrian Palestinian Jordanian Egyptian Iraqi and Yemeni descent and features more than 50 fun activities that highlight their distinct arts games clothing and food. Kids will love dancing the dabke constructing a derbekke drum playing a game of senet making hummus creating an arabesque design and crafting an Egyptian - style cuff bracelet. Along the way they will learn to count in Kurdish pick up a few Syrian words for family members learn a Yemeni saying and speak a little Iraqi. Short biographies of notable Arab Americans including actor and philanthropist Danny Thomas singer Paula Abdul artist Helen Zughaib and activist Ralph Nader demonstrate a wide variety of careers and contributions.
Title: A Kid's Guide To Arab American History More Than 50 Activities
Author(s): Addasi Maha
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Barcode: 9781613740170
Pages: 224 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/1/2013
Series: A Kid's Guide series
Category: People & Places (Children's / Teenage)