READING MATERIALS

Children's Books

Babies and Toddlers

Baby On The Way by William Sears, MD, Martha Sears, RN, and Christie Watts Kelly (Little, Brown and Company, 2001) Ages 3 to 7.

Be Quiet, Marina! by Kristen DeBear (Star Bright Books, 2001) Ages 3 to 5.

Bless Your Heart by Holly Bea (Starseed Press, 2001) Ages 3 to 6.

Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long (Chronicle Books, 1997) Ages 2 to 5.

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales(Chronicle Books, 2003) Ages 3 to 6.

Miss Spider's ABC's by David Kirk (Scholastic Press, 1998) Ages 1 to 4.

Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle (Philomel, 2004) Ages 4 to 7.

Mouse Colors: A Very First Book by Jim Arnosky (Clarion Books, 2001) Ages 3 to 6.

Mouse Shapes: A Very First Book by Jim Arnosky (Clarion Books, 2001) Ages 3 to 6.

Tender Moments in the Wild: Animals and Their Babies edited by StephanieMaze (Moonstone Press, 2001) Ages 3 to 7.

To & Fro/Fast & Slow by Durga Bernhard (Walker & Company, 2001) Ages 3 to 7.

Young Readers

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon (The Blue Sky Press, 1998) Ages 4 to 7.

Art Up Close: From Ancient to Modern by Claire d' Harcourt (StarBright Books, 2003) Ages 5 and up.

The Camelback Dogs! by Jasper Tomkins (Sasquatch Books, 2004) Ages 6 to 10.

Child of Faerie: Child of Earth by Jane Yolen (Little, Brown and Company, 1997) Ages 4 to 8.

Circle of Thanks by Susi Gregg Fowler (Scholastic Press, 1998) Ages 7 to 9.

Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Paintings by Alexander Sturgis (Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2003) Ages 5 to 8.

Desert Town by Bonnie and Arthur Geisert (Houghton Mifflin, 2001) Ages 7 to 12.

Earth and Me - Our Family Tree: Nature's Creatures by J. Patrick Lewis (Dawn Publications, 2002) Ages 4 to 10.

The Elephant Book by Ian Redmond (Candlewick Press, 2001) Ages 6 to adult.

Follow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors by Jessica Loy (Henry Holt & Co, 2003) Ages 7 to 12.

Go Outside: Over 130 Activities for Outdoor Adventures by Nancy Blakey (Tricycle Press, 2002) Ages 6 and up.

Good Clean Fun: Over 70 Seriously Fun Games for Creative Families by Cynthia MacGregor (Robins Lane Press, 2001) Ages 5 and up.

Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros by Juan FelipeHerrera, illustrated by Anita DeLucio-Brock (Children's Books Press, 2002) Ages 6 to 10.

Hansel and Gretel by Beni Montresor (Atheneum Book for Young Children,2001) Ages 5 to 7.

The Hermit and the Well by Thich Nhat Hanh (Plum Blossom Books,2003) Ages 5 to 8.

I and You and Don't Forget Who: What is a Pronoun? by Brian P.Cleary, illustrated by Brian Gable (Carolrhoda Books 2004) Ages 7 to 9.

I See The Rhythm by Michele Wood (Children’s Book Press, 1998) Ages 5 to 10.

Illuminations from the Bhagavad-Gita by Chris Murray (Mandala Publishing Group,1998) Ages 6 and up.

It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley, is a lightjearted, understandable explanation of the birds and the bees that also attends to more complex topics, such as different kinds of love and the function of genes. Diversities of race and sexual orientation are represented in both text and images. For ages 8 to 12. (CandlewickPress, 2002) Ages 8 and up.

The Islamic Year: Surahs, Stories and Celebrations by NoorahAl-Gailani(Hawthorn Press, 2004) Ages 8 and up.

Larky Mavis by Brock Cole (Straus & Giroux, 2001) Ages 6 to 10.

The Little Wing Giver by Jacques Taravant (Henry Holt, 2001) Ages 4 to 8.

Look What I See! Where Can I Be? At the Synagogue by Dia L. Michels (Platypus Media, 2003)

The Louvre in Close-Up by Claire d’Harcourt (Éditions duSeuil/LeFunambule, 2001) Ages 6 to 12.

Music For Alice by Allen Say (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004) Ages 6 to 12.

My Chair by Betsy James (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003) Ages 4 to 7.

My Very Own Room/Mi propio cuartito by Amada Irma Perez (Children's Book Press, 2000) Ages 4 to 8.

Nursery Crimes by Arthur Geisert (Houghton Mifflin, 2001) Ages 7 to 12.

Once Upon a Fairy Tale (book/cd combo) by The Starbright Foundation(Viking, 2001) Ages 5 to 12.

Ready, Set, Grow! by Lynda Madaras (Newmarket Press, 2003) Ages8 and up.

SkinAgain by Bell Hook (Hyperion, 2004) Ages 4 to 7.

Sunshine on My Shoulders illustrated byChristopher Canyon (Dawn Publications, 2003)

Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354 by James Rumford(Houghton Mifflin, 2001) Ages 7 to 12.

The Twelve Gifts of Birth by Charlene Costanzo (HarperResource,1999)All Ages.

Watakame's Journey: The Story of the Great Flood and the New World by Hallie N. Love and Bonnie Larson (Clear Light Publishers, 1999) Ages8 to 12.

What If Nobody Forgave? And Other Stories edited by Colleen M. McDonald(Skinner House Books, 2003) Ages 8 and up

What's Wrong With Timmy? by Maria Shriver (Warner Books and Little, Brownand Company, 2001) Ages 6 to 10.

Win-Win Games for All Ages: Cooperative Activities for Building Social Skills by Josette and Ba Luvmour (New Society Publishers, 2002) Ages6 and up.

Winged Migration: The Junior Edition by Stephane Durand andGuilluamePoyet (Chronicle Books, 2004) Ages 8 and up.

With Love, to Earth's Endangered Peoples by Virgina Kroll (DawnPublications, 1998) Ages 9 and up.

Pre-Teens and Teens

33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A. edited by Tonya Bolden (Crown Publishers, 2002) Ages 10 and up.

Buddhism by Philip Wilkinson (DK Publishing, 2003)

Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt): A Dad's Advice for Daughters by Philip Van Munching, is an astute, very funny, and, in most cases, on-target guide for teen girls on some important topics: body image and bullies, sex and romance, grief and letting go. (Simon and Schuster, 2005)

Dahling, If You Luv Me, Would You Please, Please Smile by Rukhsana Khan (Stoddart Kids, 1999) Ages 12 and up.

Daughters of Another Path: Experiences of American Women Choosing Islam by Carol L. Anway (Yawna Publications, 1995) Ages 14 to adult.

Draw Insects by Doug Du Bosque (Peel Productions, 1998) Ages 8 and up.

The Gun Lake Adventure Series by Johnnie Tuitel and Sharon Lamson (Cedar Tree Publishing, 2000) Ages 8 to 12.

Spirit Animals by Victoria Covell (Dawn Publications, 2000) Ages12 to adult.

What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims by Suzanne Haneef(Library of Islam, 1996) Ages 15 to adult.

Note:  These are recommended materials to use as resources. The Coalition does not endorse or promote the use or purchase of any items, subscriptions, products or services.