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by: Naomi Shihab Nye See Larger Image Our Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price: $2.28 Third Party New Price: $3.15 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54 EAN: 9780060504045 ISBN: 0060504048 Label: HarperTeen Manufacturer: HarperTeen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: March 01, 2005 Publisher: HarperTeen Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: March 15, 2005 Sales Rank: 77449 Studio: HarperTeen Related Items: Habibi Words Under the Words: Selected Poems (A Far Corner Book) The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East What Have You Lost? The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 'Tell me how to live so many lives at once ...' Fowzi, who beats everyone at dominoes; Ibtisam, who wanted to be a doctor; Abu Mahmoud, who knows every eggplant and peach in his West Bank garden; mysterious Uncle Mohammed, who moved to the mountain; a girl in a red sweater dangling a book bag; children in velvet dresses who haunt the candy bowl at the party; Baba Kamalyari, age 71; Mr. Dajani and his swans; Sitti Khadra, who never lost her peace inside. Maybe they have something to tell us. Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing about being Arab-American, about Jerusalem, about the West Bank, about family all her life. These new and collected poems of the Middle East -- sixty in all -- appear together here for the first time. Amazon.com Review: As she grieved over the 'huge shadow [that] had been cast across the lives of so many innocent people and an ancient culture's pride' after September 11, 2001, poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye's natural response was to write, to grasp 'onto details to stay afloat.' Accordingly, Nye has gathered over four dozen of her own poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the United States. Devoted followers of the award-winning and beloved poet will recognize some of their favorites from her earlier collections (The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East, etc.), while absorbing themselves in her new haunting and evocative poems. Nye writes of figs and olives, fathers' blessings and grandmothers' hands that 'recognize grapes, / and the damp shine of a goat's new skin.' She writes of Palestinians, living and dead, of war, and of peace. Readers of all ages will be profoundly moved by the vitality and hope in these beautiful lines from Nye's heart. (Ages 9 to adult) --Emilie Coulter Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Verses about love and longing for lost and imaginary homelands Naomi Shihab Nye's collection contains sixty poems about Palestinians and Middle East, about love and longing for lost and imaginary homelands. The poems are fragrant with spices of the Middle-East, flavors of figs and olives, and served with a tenderness of a grandmother talking to a grandchild, a five year old to his mother, an aged man to his beloved he unites with after a lifetime. In the world torn by religious and political conflicts, these poems represent an oasis of hope. It is the humanity ... Read More Rating: - Good Service! I order many used books through Amazon, and have been very pleased with all the vendors I have ordered from. The books come in the condition as advertised, and I receive my orders in a timely manner. I am not only saving a great deal of money, but also time. I find out of print books that are just not available through other means. Rating: - "It's Important for those who are awake to be awake." I know I am not alone in my utter dismissal of the one negative review of this book. Indeed, I hesitate to give it prominence by mentioning it. Sometimes it is important, however, to call things by their proper name. In this case, the negative review is utter, benighted nonsense. As William Stafford said, "It is important for those who are awake to be awake." Rating: - Allegorical camaflouge... If people took the time to understand the subliminal, mocking nature of this book, I wonder if they would still rave about it so? The Biblical analogy of Gazelles, figs, grapes, and the Hebraic etymology they entail, speaks of an amassing of combatants gathered together to comence as destroyers. The shiny new skin of a Goat is quite evil from the same perspective. Shining glistening definitions are worth a look in Hebrew. As well as Goats being seperated from the sheep at the final judgement. ... Read More Rating: - Naomi Shihab Nye Nye is one of the best voices of the middle east for young readers. Her poetry and picture books are all evocative, raising issues of family, identity and tolerance. Her work is a rich resource for any teacher who hopes to offer students empathy and insight for the middle east. see more Browse for similar items by category: Poetry - Literature - Children's Books - 4-for-3 Books Store - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General Explore the World - People & Places - Children's Books - 4-for-3 Books Store - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Middle East Social Issues - Teens - 4-for-3 Books Store - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General 4-for-3 Books Store - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - All 4-for-3 Deals Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS