My name is Bilal by Mobin-Uddin, Asma

My name is Bilal
by Mobin-Uddin, Asma; illustrated by Kiwak, Barbara

(#08231R5)

Hardcover Boyds Mills Press, 2005

Price: USD 17.41

Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 24 x 27 cm
Dewey: -E-; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 3.5

Product Overview
From Follett

When Bilal and his sister transfer to a school where they are the only Muslims, they must learn how to fit in while staying true to their beliefs and heritage.

From the Publisher
A young boy wrestles with his Muslim identify in this picture book for children written by Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, with illustrations by Barbara Kiwak.

When Bilal and his sister Ayesha move with their family, they have to attend a new school. They soon find out that they may be the only Muslim students there. When Bilal sees his sister bullied on their first day, he worries about being teased himself, and thinks it might be best if his classmates didn't know that he is Muslim. Maybe if he tells kids his name is Bill, rather than Bilal, then they would leave him alone. Mr. Ali, one of Bilal's teachers and also Muslim, sees how Bilal is struggling. He gives Bilal a book about the first person to give the call to prayer during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. That person was another Bilal: Bilal Ibn Rabah. What Bilal learns from the book forms the compelling story of a young boy grappling with his identity.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
  • Publication Date: August 1, 2005
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Dewey: -E-
  • Classifications: Fiction, Easy
  • Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
  • Tracings: Kiwak, Barbara, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 1-59078-175-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-175-3
  • LCCN: 2004-029069
  • Follett Number: 08231R5
  • Catalog Number: 1590781759
  • Reading Level: 3.5
  • Audience: Lower Elementary