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Coming to America
A Muslim Family's Story
By Wolf, Bernard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58430-086-1 978-1-58430-177-6
- Publisher
- Lee & Low
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
Gr 2-5 Unlike Jessica Chalfonte's I Am Muslim (Rosen, 1996) and Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith's Celebrating Ramadan (Holiday, 2001), both of which focus on religion, Wolf's book looks at the life of an immigrant family from a broader perspective. A lively essay describes the Mahmouds' arrival in the U.S. from Egypt; how the various family members spend their time at school, work, and at home; non-Muslim friends; interest in prototypical American activities such as watching television and playing basketball; and attendance at the mosque on Fri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
Simpler and more personal than Hoyt-Goldsmith's Celebrating Ramadan (rev. 1/02), which also portrays the experience of a Muslim family in America, Wolf's photo essay about an Egyptian family now living in Queens is marked by its natural juxtapositions of cultural particu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
