📚 Young Heroes 📚
Author: Sally Zaki
Illustrator: Zeynep Yildirim
Publisher: @beitrimastories
Age: 6-9
Islamic Content: mentions Ramadan, laylat ul qadr, quran etc
Concerns: TW for sensitive younger kids kids
Summary/Review:
In this book, we meet 5 Palestinian children living in different parts of Palestine, Al Quds, northern Gaza, Nablus, al-Khalil and Khan Yunis. Each child narrates beautiful moments from their lives in their home towns, followed by the reality of the occupation and hownit affects them.
The book ends with a messge of hope and resilience and a hadith of the prophet Muhammed a.s. about masjid al Aqsa.
Although the characters are fictional, each one provides a glipse of the reality of Palestinian children in their respective areas in Palestine.
I absolutely love the fact that Islam is intertwined in this book so thoughtfully.
Some young kids might find some of the scenes to be a little uncomfortable, which is why I recommend that adults need to read this book first and decide if their child’s sensitivities are able to digest the content. I have openly talked to my kids about Palestine, Gaza and the occupation so nothing surprised them in this book.
Despite that, it concludes in a hopeful and positive light. Thus I believe the approach and the execution of this book was done so thoughtfully. Definitely a must read.
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