Many Windows: Six Kids, Five Faiths, One Community Contributor(s): Khan, Rukhsana (Author), Carbone, Elisa (With), Krishnaswami, Uma (With) |
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ISBN: 1894917561 ISBN-13: 9781894917568 Publisher: Napoleon and Co OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 7.8" (0.30 lbs) 84 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the midst of global turmoil, with people of various faiths in major conflict, three friends--a Muslim, a Christian and a Hindu--decided to write a book. Many Windows is a book about young people who are friends despite their religious differences. It's a book about celebrations, that ultimately celebrates community. Many Windows is a collection of seven stories about six children who are in the same class at school, two white boys, a black girl, a Chinese girl, an Indian girl and a Pakistani boy. They are not necessarily friends, but they all come together in one commnunity at the end of the stories. Each story in the collection centres on a different celebration within the faith of that child. In the appendix, each of the celebrations is explained in more depth, as it is celebrated within that faith community: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. Each story represents a window into the life of the child, or, from a different point of view, the child's window looking out to the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Khan, Rukhsana: - Rukhsana Khan was born in Lahore, Pakistan and grew up in Dundas, Ontario. She is the author of a number of children's books, including Muslim Child, Many Windows, The Roses in My Carpets, and The Big Red Lollipop. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. |