Pre-school, Kindergarten and Emergent Readers | Elementary
Middle School and up (includes high school)
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Pre-school, Kindergarten and Emergent Readers

Achoo! All About Colds
by Patricia Brennan Demuth
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

I Spy Books
by Walter Wick
Sister Jean

It Looked Like Spilt Milk
by Charles Shaw
Sister Jean

Love You Forever
by Robert N. Munsch
ISBN: 0920668372
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Quick Quack Quick
by Marsha Diane Arnold
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Swirling Hijaab, The
by Na'ima bint Robert and Nilesh Mistry
ISBN: 1852691190
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Elementary

16th Century Mosque
recommended by Brother Edward Ott

Ali and the Spider
by Rowaa El-Magazy
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Amr and the Ants
by Rowaa El-Magazy
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Astronomy Today
by Dinah Moche
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs:
A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents (Little Light of Mine Series)
by Sarah Conover, Freda Crane, Valerie Wahl
ISBN: 0910055947
recommended by Sr. Judy Amri

BFG
by Roald Dahl
recommended by Sommieh Uddin

Dahling If You Luv Me Would You Please, Please Smile
by Rukhsana Khan
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

DK (Dorling Kindersley) Eyewitness Readers
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
recommended by Sommieh Uddin

King of the Skies
by Rukhsana Khan
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Little Bill series
by Bill Cosby
Sister Jean

• The Meanest Thing to Say
  
• The Best Way to Play
  
• The Treasure Hunt

Muslim Child
by Rukhsana Khan
ISBN 0-929141-96-2
recommended by Fawzia Mai

Roses in My Carpet
by Rukhsana Khan
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Sneeches, The
Dr. Seuss
Sister Jean

Swirling Hijaab, The
by Na'ima bint Robert and Nilesh Mistry
ISBN: 1852691190
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman, Freda Shamma

What's Up There?
by Dinah Moche
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Middle School and up

Assault on the Liberty
by James M. Ennes Jr.
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide
by Dinah Moche.
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Astronomy Today
by Dinah Moche
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

BFG
by Roald Dahl
recommended by Sommieh Uddin

Crusades Through Arab Eyes, The
by Amin Maalouf
recommeded by Jelena Naim

Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
by Stephen Puleo
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Daughters of the Desert:
Stories of Remarkable Women from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Traditions
by Mary Cronk Farrell, Meghan Nuttall Sayres, Claire Rudolf Murphy, Betsy Wharton, Sara Conover
ISBN: 1893361721

Essential Rumi, The
by Coleman Barks.
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
recommended by Sommieh Uddin

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury .
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman
(recommended for students entering 11 and 12 grades)

Faith of Our Fathers; Religion and the New Nation
by Edwin S. Gaustad
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman
(recommended for students entering 11 and 12 grades)

Grandfather's Tale
by Ulfat Idilbi
recommended by Umm Ali

Man Who Counted, The
by Malba Tahan
recommended by Freda Shamma

Memory of Hands,The
by Reshma Baig
recommended by Freda Shamma

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Freshly Updated
by Judith Martin
ISBN: 0393058743
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Nonviolent Soldier of Islam : Badshah Khan, a Man to Match His Mountains
by Eknath Easwaran
ISBN: 1888314001
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
by Bahia Lovejoy, Barbara Cohen
recommended by Freda Shamma

Shaihu Umar
by Alhaji Sir Abubaker Tafawa Balewa
recommended by Freda Shamma

South
by Ernest Shakelton
recommended by Cynthia Sulaiman
(good for use during school year to increase knowledge of longitude and latitude -- get map of the southern hemisphere and track his adventure.)

When the Moon Split
by Safi Mubarakpuri
recommended by Musa Moes

Sister Jean's Favorites

Science in Early Islamic Culture
by George Beshore

Mathematicians Are People Too
By Luetta and Wilbert Reimer

The History of Counting
by Denise Schmandt Besserat

Mistakes that Worked
by Charlotte Foltz Jones

Other Lists

Education World (includes article)

Boston Schools Reading Lists

Yahooligans! Reading Lists Directory

Rukhsana Khan's Recommended Reading

Islamic Ed. Foundation Reading Lists

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