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One thousand and..
frenchA modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...
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Ferdydurke
arabicWhen it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
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Little Biscuit a..
arabicA delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...
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Pearl Button
spanishMasterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...
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Together: the ri..
arabicThis thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...
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Meditations of a..
arabicThe final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
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Diaries
arabicIntroduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
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Serafin: reading..
germanTwo friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...
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Fear of Fifty: a..
arabicThe iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...
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Big history and ..
arabicAvailable in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...
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21 grams
arabicIn 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what ...
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Taxi
persianInternationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
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The great Americ..
arabicAmerican universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
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G : a novel
arabicWinner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the e...
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Origin of Things
arabicAn interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...
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Deutschland 83
germanA coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...
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Ages 11-13
Books for preteens in all of Sawa's world languages.
Ages 11-13
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Island of Leaves
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Dalya TunisiThis lush adaptation for children tells the story of Hayy ibn Yaqzan, a little boy who is raised on a desert island by an antelope who feeds him with her milk. He grows up learning the languages of the animals and through his observation of the animals and the enviornment he gains great knowledge in natural science and philosophy. The original...
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Princess Decoration
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Patrice FavaroA Burmese tale about the daughter of an artisan who is nicknamed Princess Lacquer for her skill in the traditional methods of decorating objects. The tyrannical king forces her to work for him and she carves secret messages of her suffering in her artistic decoration.
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World Atlas
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Ibrahim Hilmi GhawriA colorful book of world maps.
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Once Upon a Time
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13, Teen/YAAuthor: Luigi CapuanaItalian folk and fairy tales by the beloved Italian writer and literary critic. He is best known for his novellas inspired by Sicilian life and his fairy tales, which have been translated into numerous languages.
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Adventures of Reddy Fox
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Thornton W. BurgessThornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, the reckless Reddy Fox decides to steal a hen in broad daylight from Farmer Brown. The farmer's son gives chase with a loaded gun. Will Reddy...
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Mark TwainMark Twain's classic novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer and his buddy Huckleberry Finn have many wonderful adventures together. This Arabic translation features fully vowelled text for easy Arabic pronunciation for young readers.
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Old Granny Fox
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Thornton W. BurgessThornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, winter has arrived and Granny Fox and Reddy are having trouble finding food. Reddy is known for his reckless ideas, but Granny's ageless...
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Trash Revolution : Breaking the Waste Cycle
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Erica FyvieExplores the life cycle of "stuff": materials are harvested, the stuff is made and distributed, it's consumed and then it gets trashed or recycled. Using the typical contents of a child's school backpack (defined as water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, electronics), this book explores those stages in detail, including lots of ways...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Getaway
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Jeff KinneyWhen the Heffleys decide to escape the holidays and cold weather, they soon discover that an island paradise isn't as restful as they hoped.
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Oh, Brother : growing up with a brother...
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Natalie HaleRabab has a brother with special needs and sometimes she wishes he lived someplace else -- like Mars! This is a heartwarming story, based on real family experiences, about growing up with a special needs sibling. It offers great ideas for dealing with special needs while still having real friends and other fun childhood experiences.
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Ibn Sina
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Fatimah SharafeddineA beautifully illustrated biography of the great Persian Muslim polymath who is considered one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, and writers of the Islamic Golden Age. He is known in the West as Avicenna and is most famous for his Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine, the basis of modern medicine.
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Favorite Stories from the Bible
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13Author: Ura MillerIllustrated stories from the Old and New Testatments of the Bible including scripture references and discussion questions for young readers.
$21.95