Salaam; A Muslim American Boy's Story is a non-fictional pictorial story of a young boy names Imran. Imran is the typical American boy who just happens to be Muslim as well. Throughout the story, readers are given a tour of Imran's daily life with his best friend Trevor as well as confronts some of the misconceptions that his fellow Americans hold about his faith. The story is accompanied by black and white photographs that take you through the daily life of Imran in such a way that the reader is able to see Imran as an American boy who is Muslim.
I enjoyed this particular story because it was a modern portrayal of a Muslim American family going through life much that other American families. I feel that the photographs serve as a connector for readers to see themselves whereas other types of illustrations would have added a more fictional feeling to the book. This book address misconceptions in a plain-language way and when coupled with the photographs, this could be the day to day living of any American family and its universal appeal, I feel, is the most effective and appropriate way of introducing Muslim Americans to other Americans.
The publisher's website was the only site that I could find a photo and a brief description of the book; this is where the photograph used on this page was taken from. Critical reviews or other types of reviews were not available, but this could be due to the recent publication of the story.
(http://www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com)
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What a cool book! Thanks for sharing this resource.
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