Naomi Shihab Nye
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Aref is excited to reunite with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he will start a new school, and while Aref misses his grandfather, his Sidi, he knows that his home in Oman will always be waiting for him.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including "Famous," "A Valentine for Ernest Mann," "Kindness," and "Gate A-4," as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"--
4) Baby radar
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When her mother takes her out in her stroller, a toddler encounters a variety of things, people, and animals.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
164 pages : illustrations ; cm.
Language
English
Description
"In eighty-two poems and paragraphs, Naomi Shihab Nye alights on the essentials of our time--our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet--and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed"--Front jacket flap.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of American immigration, particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the United States or detained for security reasons, including the story of a ship of Jewish refugees.
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
299 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
14) Habibi
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 170
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
124 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Internationally beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye places her Palestinian American identity center stage in her latest full-length poetry collection for adults. The collection is inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, the 'Youngest Journalist in Palestine,' who at age 7 began capturing videos of anti-occupation protests using her mother's smartphone. Nye draws upon her own family's roots in a West Bank village near Janna's hometown to offer empathy...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using humor as the common denominator, a multicultural cast of YA authors steps up to the mic to share stories touching on race.
Listen in as ten YA authors — some familiar, some new — use their own brand of humor to share their stories about growing up between cultures. Henry Choi Lee discovers that pretending to be a tai chi master or a sought-after wiz at math wins him friends for a while — until it comically backfires.
