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Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict covers the history of the Middle East, the perspectives on each side of the conflict, and the efforts that have been made to bring peace to the region"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An illustrated introduction to one hundred vocational options available during the Iron Age, describing the duties and responsibilities of date pickers, provincial governors, stone masons, sandal makers, pirates, oarsmen, and other occupations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten reinforcements from Richard the Lionheart, all she wants to do is get herself and her sister home alive. But Zeena, a soldier of honor at heart, refuses to give up the fight while Jerusalem remains in danger of falling back into the hands of the false Queen Isabella. And so,...
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Tales in an imprint of World Wisdom
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Recounts the extraordinary life of King Solomon, from his meeting with the Queen of Sheba to the building of the great temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. Some Jewish and Christian traditions also tell that Solomon received a magic ring from the angel Michael, giving him the power to rule over creatures--Solomon even knew the language of the birds! An appendix features a selection of his most famous wisdom sayings from the Bible."--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
At the center of one of the world's most intractable conflicts are a people who number fewer than 12 million worldwide: the Palestinians. For centuries these people of Arab ancestry lived in the eastern Mediterranean region known as Palestine or, because of its religious significance, as the Holy Land. In 1948 a United Nations plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states led to what Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas...
Author
Series
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to the Middle Ages to find out what started the Crusades--and why there were so many of them. They travel to Jerusalem (where it all started) and they meet kings and popes and emperors and sultans ... including Richard the Lionheart and his famous adversary Saladin. Along the way, Nico discovers that the Crusades weren't just about religion and the Holy Wars weren't just between Christians...
16) The Intifadas
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history behind the Intifadas, Palestinian uprisings that were triggered by a traffic accident in 1987, died down, were begun anew in 2000, and are ongoing.
17) Midnight
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A foal is born at midnight, on the homestead side of the river. Coal black. Star ablaze. Moonlight in her eyes. On October 31, 1917, the 4th and 12th Regiments of the Australian Light Horse took part in one of the last great cavalry charges in history. Among the first to leap the enemy trenches was Lieutenant Guy Haydon riding his beloved mare, Midnight. This is their story.
18) Judas Maccabeus
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the Jewish leader who led the revolt against the Seleucid Empire, taking Jerusalem in 164 B.C. and rededicating the Temple.
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