|
||||||
Helping American audiences learn about Middle Eastern and North African culture and society is an important aspect of AMIDEAST’s mission. AMIDEAST is an especially valuable resource for American teachers and librarians in grades K–12 who seek quality educational materials about the region for use with their students. Each year, we review scores of books and multimedia materials, and with input from area experts as well as teachers, we select for distribution those that are most accurate and objective, relevant to the social studies curriculum, and appropriate for various grade levels. Be sure to check out our free resources, available only on the internet!
Some of our most popular
titles include:
This award-winning
video conveys everyday aspects of Arab culture and society through the
lives of five young people from Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, and
Morocco. Personal perspectives and experiences alternate with narration
by noted radio personality Casey Kasem.
Developed especially for use in grades 5–8, but
appeals to a much broader audience, including high school students.
Now in its sixth edition,
this is an excellent introduction for students in grades 8 and above
and teachers who have no previous knowledge of the religion.
Provides straightforward descriptions of Islam’s
basic beliefs and practices, the Prophet Muhammad and Islam’s origins,
Islamic sects, the spread of Islam, and the achievements of Islamic
civilization.
Striking illustrations
accompany this introduction to the journeys of the famous 14th
century world traveler. Winner of the 2001 Middle
East Outreach Council Book Award, picture
book category.
Brilliantly colored
illustrations representing aspects of Arab culture and society represent
the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet. A supplementary guide aids in
pronunciation and explains the images.
Arabic proverb t-shirts make great gifts and conversation starters. Choose from the proverbs “In every head there is some wisdom,” “Seek and you shall find,” and “Stand by your friends, even through fire,” rendered by master American calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya.
“Heroes from the East” series Elementary school students enjoy these beautifully illustrated introductions to such historical figures as Akbar, Alexander, Avicenna, Cheng Ho, Cleopatra, Mehmet, Queen of Sheba, Razia, Rumi, Saladin, and Sinan.
Place a secure credit-card order through our online catalogue, or email us at inquiries@amideast.org to request a paper catalogue.
|
||||||
|
Order by phone: 1-866-383-9230
(toll free) |
||||||
|
This online version of our current catalogue enables you to view detailed information about more than 150 books, multimedia resources, and other educational materials. To help you find just what you need, we offer four convenient ways to search:
1.
Select
View by Title
for an alphabetical listing of titles. (Note that titles beginning with
the word “A” or “An” are alphabetized under the letter “A”, those beginning
with the word “The” are alphabetized under the letter “T”, etc. )
2.
To find titles written by a particular
author, select
View by Author.
3.
If you want to browse by general subject
category, select
View by Subject,
and you’ll be presented with a list of subjects from which you can select
those that interest you.
4.
To narrow your search, or to find books
appropriate for a specific grade level or range, go to
Search
and enter your search criteria in the appropriate fields. |
