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Jane Breskin Zalben
Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan overlap, bringing together two boys from opposite ends of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Moses Feldman is Jewish, and Mohammed Hassan is Muslim. They meet while shopping with their mothers at Sahadi's market, where they are mistaken for brothers. Their friendship brings both families to the park to share rugelach and date cookies. Together, they make a wish for peace.
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The Princess and the Pit StopTom AnglebergerA princess drives in an auto race against characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes. After falling behind, she tries to overtake other racers, including the Tortoise and Hare, Frog Prince, and Wicked Witches. A service stop may affect her progress to the finish. Cartoon illustrations accompany this combination of royalty, racing, and familiar characters. The race includes a dash toward the finish line.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 401LATOS Book Level 2.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mommy’s KhimarJamilah Thompkins-BigelowA young Muslim girl spends the day playing dress-up in her mother’s colorful khimars, the flowing scarves her mother wears. As she tries on the headscarves, she feels her mother’s love and explores her own identity. The story portrays the girl’s life within a diverse, welcoming community while centering the imaginative play and family connection she finds in her mother’s scarves.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Place to Start a Family: Poems about Creatures That BuildDavid L. HarrisonThis poetry collection introduces animals that construct places for attracting mates and raising young. The creatures make structures such as nests, tunnels, and webs as part of laying eggs, giving birth, and continuing their species. Twelve poems feature fish, insects, reptiles, mammals, and birds. The collection is arranged by habitat, moving among animals that live underground, in water, on land, and in the air.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details