tracybabler's review
5.0
I received an ARC from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets is a concept book that teaches shapes through common objects and celebrations associated with the Muslim faith. It's very well done. We are beyond the concept book phase in our house, but we enjoyed the rhyme, the new vocabulary words, and the diverse illustrations.
I had not read the first book in this series, which focuses on colors, but was thrilled to learn my daughter had read it at school. As much as I hate to give it up, this one will be donated to the school library, too!
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets is a concept book that teaches shapes through common objects and celebrations associated with the Muslim faith. It's very well done. We are beyond the concept book phase in our house, but we enjoyed the rhyme, the new vocabulary words, and the diverse illustrations.
I had not read the first book in this series, which focuses on colors, but was thrilled to learn my daughter had read it at school. As much as I hate to give it up, this one will be donated to the school library, too!
aliferuz's review
5.0
While the Golden Domes taught children about colors, this book taught them about shapes and places or objects that are also related to Islam. A good book for toddlers.
agudenburr's review
3.0
A beautiful book about shapes found in Islamic art and architecture. However, some of the faces of the characters were a little on the creepy side for me.
samsangre's review
5.0
An #Ownvoices book, that shows readers beautiful shapes and concepts/apparel found throughout a Muslim family's day-to-day practices and visits to Mosque (great for early literacy-shape/pattern recognition). Wonderful to feature (and normalize) year-round, especially around Ramadan and Eid. I would recommend using 3d shapes/manipulatives to further show illustrate how we notice shapes around us.