(Also Turkey and Ottoman Empire)
FICTION
$ Star of Light by Patricia St. John
Hamid is sent on a risky quest to save his blind sister and help his widowed mother.
Hamid is sent on a risky quest to save his blind sister and help his widowed mother.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
♦ $ One Thousand and One Arabian Nights retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.
King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.
CULTURAL
♦ Buildings of Early Islam by Helen and Richard Leacroft
Ancient Architecture Series
♦ $ Mosque by David Macaulay
An engaging look at the architecture of the Ottoman Empire.
♥ Turkey by Julius Van Millingen (1911)
Peeps at Many Lands
Ancient Architecture Series
♦ $ Mosque by David Macaulay
An engaging look at the architecture of the Ottoman Empire.
♥ Turkey by Julius Van Millingen (1911)
Peeps at Many Lands
HISTORICAL
FC W7-115 Jerusalem and the Crusades
FC W11-203 Beginnings of Mohammedism
FC W11-233 The Crusades
FC W11-245 The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades
FC W11-261 The Thirteenth Century
FC W11-203 Beginnings of Mohammedism
FC W11-233 The Crusades
FC W11-245 The Monks and the People in the Time of the Crusades
FC W11-261 The Thirteenth Century
♥ Jerusalem and the Crusades by Estelle Blyth (1913)
The story of the Crusades written for young people. You'll soon find there were good and bad guys on both sides. There's a lot of brutal killings in these stories, but there's a lot of heroism, too. Notice the Arabic words that were brought into the English language as a result of the Crusades in the appendix.
♦ $ Landmark Lawrence of Arabia by Alistair MacLean
♦ $ Landmark The Crusades by Anthony West
♦ $ Knights of the Crusades by Jay Williams
Horizon-Caravel Books
♦ $ Tales of the Crusades by Olivia Coolidge
Stories portray the diverse backgrounds and motives of those who took part in the Crusades
The story of the Crusades written for young people. You'll soon find there were good and bad guys on both sides. There's a lot of brutal killings in these stories, but there's a lot of heroism, too. Notice the Arabic words that were brought into the English language as a result of the Crusades in the appendix.
♦ $ Landmark Lawrence of Arabia by Alistair MacLean
♦ $ Landmark The Crusades by Anthony West
♦ $ Knights of the Crusades by Jay Williams
Horizon-Caravel Books
♦ $ Tales of the Crusades by Olivia Coolidge
Stories portray the diverse backgrounds and motives of those who took part in the Crusades
HISTORICAL FICTION
JC 9-118 The Lance of Kanana
$ Big John's Secret by Eleanor Jewett
A balanced look at the 5th Crusades through the eyes of a 12 year old's search for his lost father in the 13th century.
♥ Henty, G.A. To Herat and Cabul (1840)
Historical fiction of the First Afghan War
♥ Henty, G.A. For Name and Fame (1879)
Historical fiction of the Second Afghan War
♥ Henty, G.A. Winning His Spurs (1190)
Historical fiction tale of the Crusades.
♥ The Lance of Kanana by Harry French (1916)
A story of inner conviction in the face of social ostracism. This hero story of Arabia is full of adventure, challenges and character.
♥ The Quest of the Four-leaved Clover by Edouard Laboulage (1910)
Laboulaye's favorite book. Before writing it, he surrounded himself with Arabian and Persian books and read the Koran twice. He said, 'Not a precept is to be found in my book which has not been drawn from the Koran or other traditions.' It shows Arabian culture at its best.
A balanced look at the 5th Crusades through the eyes of a 12 year old's search for his lost father in the 13th century.
♥ Henty, G.A. To Herat and Cabul (1840)
Historical fiction of the First Afghan War
♥ Henty, G.A. For Name and Fame (1879)
Historical fiction of the Second Afghan War
♥ Henty, G.A. Winning His Spurs (1190)
Historical fiction tale of the Crusades.
♥ The Lance of Kanana by Harry French (1916)
A story of inner conviction in the face of social ostracism. This hero story of Arabia is full of adventure, challenges and character.
♥ The Quest of the Four-leaved Clover by Edouard Laboulage (1910)
Laboulaye's favorite book. Before writing it, he surrounded himself with Arabian and Persian books and read the Koran twice. He said, 'Not a precept is to be found in my book which has not been drawn from the Koran or other traditions.' It shows Arabian culture at its best.
BIOGRAPHIES
FC G9-196 Mohammed