A Kid's Guide to Arab American History: More Than 50 Activities
Chicago Review Press Publication date: January 2013 Digital Book
format: PDF (Adobe DRM) You save: $3.00 (21%) Many Americans,
educators included, mistakenly believe all Arabs share the same
culture, language, and religion, and have only recently begun
immigrating to the United States. A Kid’s Guide to Arab American
History dispels these and other stereotypes and provides a
contemporary as well as historical look at the people and
experiences that have shaped Arab American culture. Each chapter
focuses on a different group of Arab Americans including those
of Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Iraqi,
and Yemeni descent and features more than 50 fun activities that
highlight their distinct arts, games, clothing, and food. Kids
will love dancing the dabke, constructing a derbekke drum,
playing a game of senet, making hummus, creating an arabesque
design, and crafting an Egyptian-style cuff bracelet. Along the
way they will learn to