Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns
Magnificently capturing the colourful world of Islam for the youngest readers, this breathtaking and informative picture book celebrates Islam’s beauty and traditions. From a red prayer rug to a blue hijab, everyday colours are given special meaning as young readers learn about clothing, food, and other important elements of Islamic culture, with a young Muslim girl as a guide. Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and cultures, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns is equally at home in a classroom reading circle as it is being read to a child on a parent’s lap.
Creator Bio
Hena Khan’s first picture book, Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story , was a 2009 Booklist “Top 10 Religion Book for Youth.” Mehrdokht Amini has illustrated 11 books for children. She grew up in Iran and now lives in Surrey, England.
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Magnificently capturing the colourful world of Islam for the youngest readers, this breathtaking and informative picture book celebrates Islam’s beauty and traditions. From a red prayer rug to a blue hijab, everyday colours are given special meaning as young readers learn about clothing, food, and other important elements of Islamic culture, with a young Muslim girl as a guide. Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and cultures, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns is equally at home in a classroom reading circle as it is being read to a child on a parent’s lap.
Creator Bio
Hena Khan’s first picture book, Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story , was a 2009 Booklist “Top 10 Religion Book for Youth.” Mehrdokht Amini has illustrated 11 books for children. She grew up in Iran and now lives in Surrey, England.
