When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
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Eight-year-old Aref is excited to reunite with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he will start a new school, and while Aref misses his grandfather, his Sidi, he knows that his home in Oman will always be waiting for him.
Forty short stories by an award-winning author and poet.
A poetry anthology in which 129 poets from sixty-eight different countries celebrate the natural world and its human and animal inhabitants.
A young girl describes a visit to see her grandmother in a Palestinian village on the West Bank.
"In eighty-two poems and paragraphs, Naomi Shihab Nye alights on the essentials of our time--our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet--and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed"--Front jacket flap.
"Poet Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to refugees"-- Provided by publisher.
When her mother takes her out in her stroller, a toddler encounters a variety of things, people, and animals.
"Ninety-five poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope"-- Provided by publlisher.
"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including "Famous," "A Valentine for Ernest Mann," "Kindness," and "Gate A-4," as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition fo...
"Nye at her engaging, insightful best." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Acclaimed poet and Young People's Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty o...
This accessible, exquisite novel shines with gentle humor and explores themes of moving, family, nature, and immigration. It tells the story of Aref Al-Amri, who must say good-bye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as his family prepares to move ...
A collection of poems about family and the love we share with one another throughout life's peaks and valleys.
"Twenty poets each share a poem about a mistake they made as a young person and also provide a short statement on what they learned from it"-- Provided by publisher.