From a red prayer rug to a blue hijab, readers will learn about a different color of the Muslim world on each spread with a young Muslim girl and her family as a guide. With breathtaking illustrations and informative text, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns magnificently captures the world of Islam, celebrating its beauty and traditions for even the youngest readers. I open it up and love what I see.Now in board book, this picture book magnificently captures the colors of Islam and will inspire curiosity and conversations about world religions and cultures. During Ramadan, it’s my favorite treat.” It also talks about Eid, “Purple is an Eid gift just for me. It can also be used in a unit on holidays as it says, “Brown is a date, plump and sweet.

It is a brief introduction, so it could prompt students to look deeper into this religion or prompt them to ask questions and potentially research other religions. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Analysis: As stated in the classroom application section, this text can be used to teach students about the Muslim religion. This book could be used to introduce a unit on different religions and/or holidays, because it does talk a little about both Ramadan and Eid.

It could also be used to explain part of the culture of a student that is Muslim. Each page is two sentences long and the sentences have end rhyme.Ĭlassroom Application: This text can be used in the social sciences when talking about different religions. A background knowledge of Muslim terms would be helpful, but there is a glossary in the back that defines many of the words. Each page talks about a color and what object in the young girl’s religion are that color. Tags/Themes: Allison Henry, Culture, Family, Fiction, Holidays, Picture Book, Poetry, K-1, 2-3, Social Scienceĭescriptive Annotation: Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns follows a young girl as she explains the what the colors in her world are. Illustrator/Photographer: Mehrdokht Amini Title: Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors

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