19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
Fowzi, who beats everyone at dominoes; Ibtisam, who wanted to be a doctor; Abu Mahmoud, who knows every eggplant and peach in his West Bank garden; mysterious Uncle Mohammed, who moved to the mountain; a girl in a red sweater dangling a book bag; children in velvet dresses who haunt the candy bowl at the party; Baba Kamalyari, age 71; Mr. Dajani and his swans; Sitti Khadra, who never lost her peace inside.
Maybe they have something to tell us.
Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing about being Arab-American, about Jerusalem, about the West Bank, about family all her life. These new and collected poems of the Middle East -- sixty in all -- appear together here for the first time.
Target age group 13 and up
Maybe they have something to tell us.
Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing about being Arab-American, about Jerusalem, about the West Bank, about family all her life. These new and collected poems of the Middle East -- sixty in all -- appear together here for the first time.
Target age group 13 and up
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CategoryYoung Adult Nonfiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6-8
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Poetry
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeDiversity & Multicultural
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AwardsNational Book Award - Finalist
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AuthorNye, Naomi Shihab
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Lexile Level910
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AR Level5.8
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Dewey811.54
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PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
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Publication Date3/15/2005
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Pages142
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Dimensions0.44 H x 7.26 L x 4.95 W
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Case Qty68
