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Khan, Hena

Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes

32 pp. | Chronicle | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-5541-8 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini. Geometric shapes are compared, in simple rhyming stanzas, to shapes found in traditional Islamic architecture, art, and rituals. Minarets are cone-shaped, the Ka'aba is a cube, and so on. Mixed-media illustrations are ornate and richly colored; depicting a different country on each spread, the pictures showcase the ethnic diversity within Islam yet focus on traditional (and sometimes archaic) attire. An author's note is appended. Glos.
Reviewer: Julie Hakim Azzam

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