Login | Sign Up | Settings | Wish List

 



Searching ...
0 %





The Turtle of Oman(Reprint)
by Naomi Shihab Nye, Betsy Peterschmidt
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-201978-3, ISBN: 0-06-201978-3

"Praised by the Horn Book as “both quiet and exhilarating,” this novel by the acclaimed poet and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye follows Aref Al-Amri as he says goodbye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as his family prepares to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This book was awarded a 2015 Middle East Book Award, was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, and includes extra ..."






The Osage Orange Tree(Reprint)
A Story by William Stafford
by William Stafford, Dennis Cunningham, Naomi Shihab Nye
Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2014 by Trinity University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59534-184-6, ISBN: 1-59534-184-6

""The Osage Orange Tree," a never-before-published story by beloved poet William Stafford, is about young love complicated by misunderstanding and the insecurity of adolescence, set against the backdrop of poverty brought on by the Great Depression. The narrator recalls a girl he once knew. He and Evangeline, both shy, never find the courage to speak to each other in high school. Every evening, however, Evangeline meets him at the Osage ..."






A Maze Me(Reprint)
Poems for Girls
by Naomi Shihab Nye, Terre Maher
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2014 by Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-058191-6, ISBN: 0-06-058191-3

"A collection of seventy-two poems written especially for girls ages twelve and up by the much-honored and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye. "A lovely, rich collection that promises to be a lasting companion for young writers."—School Library Journal (starred review)First love, friendship, school, family, community, having a crush, loving your mother and hating your mother, sense of self, body image, hopes and dreams . . . these seventy-two ..."






19 Varieties of Gazelle(Reprint)
Poems of the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Library, 142 Pages, Published 2008 by Paw Prints 2008-07-10
ISBN-13: 978-1-4395-1222-7, ISBN: 1-4395-1222-1

"As she grieved over the "huge shadow [that] had been cast across the lives of so many innocent people and an ancient culture's pride" after September 11, 2001, poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye's natural response was to write, to grasp "onto details to stay afloat." Accordingly, Nye has gathered over four dozen of her own poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the United States. Devoted followers of the aw ..."






Habibi(Reprint)
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Library, 271 Pages, Published 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4395-7835-3, ISBN: 1-4395-7835-4






19 Varieties of Gazelle(Reprint)
Poems of the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Paperback, 142 Pages, Published 2005 by Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-050404-5, ISBN: 0-06-050404-8

""Tell me how to live so many lives at once ..."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 h ..."






Habibi(Reprint)
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1999 by Simon Pulse
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-82523-1, ISBN: 0-689-82523-4

"An award-winning novel about identity, family, and friendship from renowned writer and editor Naomi Shihab Nye.The day after Liyana got her first real kiss, her life changed forever. Not because of the kiss, but because it was the day her father announced that the family was moving from St. Louis all the way to Palestine. Though her father grew up there, Liyana knows very little about her family’s Arab heritage. Her grandmother and the ..."






Sitti's Secrets(Reprint)
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Capa Reforçada, Published 1997 by Demco Media
ISBN-13: 978-0-606-13029-5, ISBN: 0-606-13029-2






Sitti's Secrets(Reprint)
(Aladdin Picture Books)
by Naomi Shihab Nye, Nancy Carpenter
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1997 by Aladdin
Picture Book
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-81706-9, ISBN: 0-689-81706-1

"A beautiful picture book about family and love across distance.Mona’s grandmother, her Sitti, lives in a small Palestinian village on the other side of the earth. Once, Mona went to visit her. The couldn’t speak each other’s language, so they made up their own. They learned about each other’s worlds, and they discovered each other’s secrets. Then it was time for Mona to go back home, back to the other side of the earth. But even though ..."






The Tree Is Older Than You Are(Reprint)
A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico With Paintings by Mexican Artists
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Library, 111 Pages, Published 2008 by Paw Prints
ISBN-13: 978-1-4395-6472-1, ISBN: 1-4395-6472-8

"Offers more than one hundred Mexican poems and stories, by writers including Octavio Paz, Rosario Castellanos, and Homero Aridjis."






This Same Sky(Reprint)
A Collection of Poems from Around the World
by Naomi Shihab Nye, Grover Gillett
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1996 by Aladdin
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-80630-8, ISBN: 0-689-80630-2

"A beautiful collection of poems from around the world selected by renowned anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye.This award-winning multicultural compilation of poetry introduces more than 125 poems from sixty-eight countries around the world, many translated into English for the first time, and offers glimpses of similarities across people despite cultural differences."






The Tree Is Older Than You Are(Reprint)
A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists (English and Spanish Edition)
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 1998 by Aladdin
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-82087-8, ISBN: 0-689-82087-9

"A beautiful collection of bilingual poems and stories from Mexico, paired with paintings by Mexican artists.“Remember, the tree is older than you are and you might find stories in its branches.” So begins this wondrous collection of poems and stories from Mexico that invites us to imagine a car as sweet as strawberry ice cream, skin that kisses air and breeze-waving hair, a rabbit with little ears, a frog that runs instead of hops, and ..."

All Authors

Naomi Shihab Nye

Betsy Peterschmidt

William Stafford

Dennis Cunningham

Terre Maher

Nancy Carpenter

Grover Gillett


All Bindings

Paperback

Library

Hardcover

Unknown


All Editions

Reprint


All Years

2016

2014

2008

2005

1999

1998

1997

1996