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Islam
From Ramadan and the Qur'an, to the traditional dress and artistic motifs, learn all about the world's fastest growing religion in this unique guide.
Packed with stories of Islam's evolution and spread, Eyewitness Islam comes with colorful images, detailed illustrations of ancient objects, and narratives that bring Islamic culture alive on the page. Delve into Islam's rich heritage and community, discover the trade and travel stories of Muslim armies, learn about the traditional attire and symbols of the religion, and much more.
This children's book explores the religion's vibrant history while answering questions such as why Muslims fast, what the five pillars of Islam are, and what happens during the pilgrimage to Mecca. The visual guide helps you understand how Islam travelled across countries, from Spain to China, and gives a fascinating account of how the Islamic faith influenced cultures around the world.
Gain insight into the layout of a mosque, the lives of important figures, as well as scholarly feats in astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and other sciences.
All this and more makes Eyewitness Islam the perfect guide for kids, helping them to understand this important religion and discover its fascinating history and culture.
Packed with stories of Islam's evolution and spread, Eyewitness Islam comes with colorful images, detailed illustrations of ancient objects, and narratives that bring Islamic culture alive on the page. Delve into Islam's rich heritage and community, discover the trade and travel stories of Muslim armies, learn about the traditional attire and symbols of the religion, and much more.
This children's book explores the religion's vibrant history while answering questions such as why Muslims fast, what the five pillars of Islam are, and what happens during the pilgrimage to Mecca. The visual guide helps you understand how Islam travelled across countries, from Spain to China, and gives a fascinating account of how the Islamic faith influenced cultures around the world.
Gain insight into the layout of a mosque, the lives of important figures, as well as scholarly feats in astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and other sciences.
All this and more makes Eyewitness Islam the perfect guide for kids, helping them to understand this important religion and discover its fascinating history and culture.
72 pages, Paperback
Published June 19, 2018
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D.K. Publishing
9,067 books2,089 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
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December 19, 2019
These books are always a wonderful read. I learn at least one thing new with each one I read, usually many new things. A great series for a parent to read with a young interesting child to get them started into a new area. beautiful pics throughout. Highly recommended
June 30, 2025
Interesting book with pictures. Fun read for inquisitive minds.
October 17, 2020
Pro
There are a lot of colorful and interesting photos in the book. On every page you have several cool small photos showing you what cultural traditions are found in Muslim countries. Most of the photos are from very old traditions and off objects. There is also text everywhere explaining all the objects you see and they are grouped into categories by pages.
It's a mini encyclopedia about Islam. It's not really for kids as such as it's dry and humorless but I may be a fine lookup book for older kids.
It's fine as a short intro to the culture of Islam. Finally I can see how all these things look like after reading several books about Islam with no photos. This is fine info to have. Especially the first pages are great as they focus on the tradition of Islam and not just the art.
Con
Unfortunately the book is very dry. It's basically like reading a list of things from Islam but as the photos are in various places on the page you can't even read everything in order. You read from corner to corner and sometimes read one box twice. It all looks good and impressive but reading it is way less fun than it appears to be. There is no clear structure you just read a ton of factoids. At least they could have created a Western time traveler traveling to regions and experiencing things and looking silly and ignorant in the past. This is not a book you read more than maybe 4 pages at a time.
It's a problem that all this stuff is from different continents and periods. There are no maps with arrows pointing to the country even though the book does have small maps. There are very few dates and very few photos of people using the objects. You can for example see how a specific Indian Ocean ship looked like but then what kind of culture was it from? And what ships replaced this design? It's not easy to fully get into this culture when you are looking at 10 countries and 1400 years. I need to see the objects in use to remember them.
Conclusion
It's a good looking book with some good information. But how am I to remember info boxes? It's just not a book you read for fun but it's very well made indeed. It's a fine short visual intro but it needs to be replaced by a short YouTube series that has a snappier focus to it. Maybe a short TV series set in this culture. The European movie, The Physician (2013), is really great and a better overall intro to Islamic traditions and objects. You do need to make things fun to teach people.
DK truly creates some very impressive encyclopedias. They have so much knowledge and so many photos that they are one of the amazing publishers out there. You can't go wrong with any of their books and this one is just another high quality book. But you need to bring with you a lot of focus and interest to enjoy it.
There are a lot of colorful and interesting photos in the book. On every page you have several cool small photos showing you what cultural traditions are found in Muslim countries. Most of the photos are from very old traditions and off objects. There is also text everywhere explaining all the objects you see and they are grouped into categories by pages.
It's a mini encyclopedia about Islam. It's not really for kids as such as it's dry and humorless but I may be a fine lookup book for older kids.
It's fine as a short intro to the culture of Islam. Finally I can see how all these things look like after reading several books about Islam with no photos. This is fine info to have. Especially the first pages are great as they focus on the tradition of Islam and not just the art.
Con
Unfortunately the book is very dry. It's basically like reading a list of things from Islam but as the photos are in various places on the page you can't even read everything in order. You read from corner to corner and sometimes read one box twice. It all looks good and impressive but reading it is way less fun than it appears to be. There is no clear structure you just read a ton of factoids. At least they could have created a Western time traveler traveling to regions and experiencing things and looking silly and ignorant in the past. This is not a book you read more than maybe 4 pages at a time.
It's a problem that all this stuff is from different continents and periods. There are no maps with arrows pointing to the country even though the book does have small maps. There are very few dates and very few photos of people using the objects. You can for example see how a specific Indian Ocean ship looked like but then what kind of culture was it from? And what ships replaced this design? It's not easy to fully get into this culture when you are looking at 10 countries and 1400 years. I need to see the objects in use to remember them.
Conclusion
It's a good looking book with some good information. But how am I to remember info boxes? It's just not a book you read for fun but it's very well made indeed. It's a fine short visual intro but it needs to be replaced by a short YouTube series that has a snappier focus to it. Maybe a short TV series set in this culture. The European movie, The Physician (2013), is really great and a better overall intro to Islamic traditions and objects. You do need to make things fun to teach people.
DK truly creates some very impressive encyclopedias. They have so much knowledge and so many photos that they are one of the amazing publishers out there. You can't go wrong with any of their books and this one is just another high quality book. But you need to bring with you a lot of focus and interest to enjoy it.
January 28, 2025
This is very informative and has a ton of pictures of paintings, artifacts, and more to learn about Islam throughout history and the different time periods and aspects. However, it’s hard to follow as it feels like information overload. It may help if it was reorganized and strung together like a story, perhaps, rather than a myriad of pictures on each page spread. The organization made it hard to follow and remember the information presented.
October 25, 2019
709 - 2019
January 29, 2024
Great explanation of many themes.
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