Laird, Elizabeth

Seven tales celebrating peace, kindness, and forgiveness from seven countries that have all suffered from wars and conflicts in recent times.

When disaster strikes their family, Mamo and Dani are forced to live as street urchins in the slums of an Ethiopian city, where they are taken into a gang led by a tough but likable boy named Million.

A collection of stories from the history and traditions of Somalia.

A wealth of folk stories spiced with humour and the rose-scented enchantment of the Arabian Nights, elegantly retold and playfully illustrated to reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq.

"Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sister were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics; all her wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes..."--OCLC.

A collection of stories from the history and traditions of Somalia.

When bad weather prevents the children from going to the beach, they turn their bedroom into a beach and pretend they are on a boat and a desert island.

Retells the life of a thirteenth-century Ethiopian who performed many miracles for his people, such as feeding the hungry during a famine and raising the dead to life. Illustrated with paintings from an eighteenth-century illuminated manuscript.

A parent promises to love and care for a child in every situation.