books by Naomi Shihab Nye     books:       Sitti's Secrets (Aladdin Picture Books)7 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Aladdin, 1997 Connecting Generations and Cultures I knew I'd love this book before I received it just from its description. It tells the story, based on the true-life experience of the author, of Mona, a little girl brought up in America in a Palestinian family who visits her parents' homeland in Palestine. She and her grandma (siti in Arabic) grow close although they do not speak the same language. I felt sad that this little girl had not ...             Between Mothers and Sons: Women Writers Talk about Having Sons and Raising Men6 reviews Scribner, 1999 Memorable reading, great range of experiences Each in her own way, the writers in this collection make complex connections -- with their sons and with readers. There's a great range of experiences here for the reader who wants to concentrate on the mother-son relationship rather than on family relationships in general. I sometimes cried and more often laughed -- but I also thought about my female friends and their sons, and agreed with ...             Habibi81 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Simon Pulse, 1999 Thoroughly metaphorical and inspiring! I was introduced to Naomi Shihab Nye earlier this year as a poet and I was instantly hooked, her poetry was both compelling and inspirational. When I learned that she had written a novel, I wasted no time in reading it. Once I opened Habibi, I was instantly lured in by the impeccable use of image grammar techniques, especially metaphors. It seems like nearly everything was a symbol of ...             Salting the Ocean: 100 Poems by Young Poets2 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow, 2000 Fun for Kids and Fun for family My kids (Age:7&10) and I all enjoyed this book very muchsince we received in the mail from Amazon. Every night, we take turnreading to each other -- usually I go first and then the kids. Thekids enjoy all the funny ones and the wonderful drawings that Ashley had created. This is a really great book. My daughter even recognized a few of these poems as her teacher had shared with her class ...             The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East4 reviews Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1998 Beautiful and sensitive collection not just for children This book has room in its heart for the passions and longings of writers from all of the Middle East. It offers readers, in beautiful poetry, the longings for place, for a loved past, for a more secure future, felt by Lebanese, Syrians, Israelis, Turks, Palestinians, Iraqis, Saudis, Egyptians, and more. Meticulously designed and printed, it offers art from across the Middle East that ...             Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose2 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow, 2008 Richie's Picks: HONEYBEE Bees Were Better "In college people were always breaking up. We broke up in parking lots, beside fountains. Two people broke up across the table from me at the library. I could not sit at that table again though I did not know them. I studied bees, who were able to convey messages through dancing and could find their ways home to their hives even if someone put up a blockade of ...             The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry1 review Sue Ellen Thompson Autumn House Press, 2005 A major offering that is sure to delight This is a wonderful collection of poetry that would be ideal for someone wanting to sample poetry or perhaps give as a gift. There is something in the 300 plus poems by 94 of America's best poets that will appeal to virtually any reader remotely interested in poetry. The reader can sample the works of both well known poets like Philip Levine, Ruth L. Schwartz, and Billy Collins as well as lesser ...             What Have You Lost?8 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye HarperTeen, 2001 What Have You Lost? This is a collection of poems about losing things, for all age groups. From losing pencils, keys, toys, parents, siblings, spouses, trust and freindship. A very moving book of poetry. It contains excellent black and white illustrations and I recommend it for students from the 5th grade up, as well as parents and teachers.             Fuel: Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye5 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye BOA Editions Ltd., 1998 Nye has not forgotten the job of the poet! It is quite difficult to get through the work of many contemporary poets. So many write of themselves only, and have a tendency to go on and on...writing from the heart is one thing, but to rant incessantly is quite another. As a children's poet, I teach the importance of observing, valuing, cherishing the world around, to see it with "new eyes", and to feel free to share what you discover. It ...             This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World2 reviews Aladdin, 1996 Poetry from around the world Naomi Shihab Nye has collected over one hundred poems from poets all over the world. The poems are about many things, including nature and families. While the details of the poetry (items, animals and birds) are foreign, the feelings expressed are familiar to us all. Some of the poems are funny, like the one from Altazor by Vicente Huidobro, many others are sad ("My Life Story" by Lan Nguyen and ...             The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East1 review Aladdin, 2002 The Flag of Childhood Haunting, thoughtful, challenging poetry that created worlds of human experience in war.             Words Under the Words: Selected Poems (A Far Corner Book)6 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye The Eighth Mountain Press, 1994 The Language of Compassion Naomi Shihab Nye is Palestinian-American and currently lives in Texas. Words Under the Words is a collection of works from three earlier books: Different Ways to Pray, Hugging the Jukebox, and Yellow Glove. In this collection, her poetry celebrates the interconnectedness of the human spirit and the ordinary world. A stranger's eyes, once met, become the eyes of a fellow (Eye-to-Eye, p. 11); a ...             On Entering the Sea: The Erotic and Other Poetry of Nizar Qabbani (Poetry Series)7 reviews Interlink Publishing Group, 1996 One of the greatest love poets that ever lived Don't let the fact that his words have been translated from their original Arabic dissuade you from believing that somehow the work isn't as honest as it should be. Qabbani's work is so powerful it hardly matter shwat language it is in. In short, easily read dollops of wit measured out with a voice of quiet urging, he has given us work that transcends time and politics, while being ...             The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mex8 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Simon Pulse, 1998 Beautiful Words and Inspiring Art! Being a beginning self-taught student in Spanish with a special interest in Mexican Spanish by way of my residency in Texas, I took a chance on purchasing this bilingual book and was more than delighted by what I found inside. The convenient side-by-side text of the poems and short stories makes it easy to follow the translations and improve language skills. However, the real treasures in this ...             Never in a Hurry: Essays on People and Places4 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye University of South Carolina Press, 1996 Wonderful book! Her essays read like poetry. This book is wonderful             A Maze Me: Poems for Girls5 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye HarperTeen, 2005 Richie's Picks: A Maze Me "Ringing A baby, I stood in my crib to hear the dingy-ding of a vegetable truck approaching. When I was bigger, my mom took me out to the street to meet the man who rang the bell and he tossed me a tangerine... ...the first thing I ever caught. I thought he was a magic man. My mom said there used to be milk trucks too. She said, Look hard, he'll be gone soon. ...             Come With Me : Poems for a Journey2 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow, 2000 Simple things made astonishing... I am a huge fan of Ms. Nye's work. I write poetry for children myself, so I am always looking for new work for kids that is unique (there seems to be an inundation, currently, in the children's market, of mediocre poetry) - I knew I couldn't go wrong with "Come With Me". This is what poetry is all about - taking the simple, the everyday, and turning it into something astounding! In this book, Ms. ...             I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven1 review Naomi Shihab Nye HarperTeen, 2007 I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You Okay?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven This latest book by Naomi Shihab Nye is warm and funny and endlessly entertaining. It is always such a pleasure to be in the company of Naomi Nye as she looks at our world. In this collection of vignettes, Naomi takes us traveling across the US and around the world. From the back seats of taxis and the lobbies of hotels we encounter peculiar, heartwarming and just plan wacky taxi drivers and ...              search for books aladdin, american, anthology, around, autumn, between, bilingual, childhood, collection, contemporary, corner, driving, entering, essays, footsteps, gathering, having, honeybee, journey, mothers, paintings, picture, poetry, qabbani, raising, salting, secrets, selected, stories, writers books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: Carlisle Waste Container 32 GAL. Grey #34103223 leave a comment home  impressum - about us