Deema first dove into illustration when she was five years old, scribbling stick figures and wild animals onto dog-eared paper. Ibtihaj Muhammad - the Olympic and World Champion fencer and the first American to compete in the games wearing a hijab.

I will surely recommend it to any child, parent, or school looking for a good book full of historical knowledge. I learned so much: there were a few people I was familiar with but not many, so I loved learning more about the people covered in the book (Noor Inayat Khan was someone I had read about before, but was so glad to read more about; and I don't think I'd heard of al-Jahiz at all, despite the fact that he was developing ideas on evolution centuries before Darwin was even born! Saffa Khan is an artist focusing on illustration and print through DIY culture, creating tangible, self-published printed matter on the themes of identity, community, and mental health.

However, please be aware that it uses a YouTube player and that you should check your school’s permissions to ensure that YouTube isn’t blocked. As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

On en apprend énormément sur plein de femmes et d’hommes musulmans qui ont marqué le monde à leur manière. Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF.Children will be encouraged to identify new role models and be inspired to set their own goals through creative writing, art, humanities and literacy-based activities. Such a wonderful and important book - I can't recommend this enough, for readers of any religious background! The content and ambition of the show remains the same: to give every pupil the opportunity to engage with authors and illustrators in their own classroom using the power of the internet. MAYHEM MISSION (Knights Of, 2021) was her debut children's fiction book, and went on to win the Tower Hamlets Book award 2022.

Then you need this stunningly illustrated treasure trove of iconic and hidden amazing Muslim heroes. To be able to not only find someone who looks like yourself in the illustrations, but also recognize that these people went on to accomplish greatness is very comforting. She is also the author of THE DASTARDLY DUO (2022) and THE BIG BREAKOUT (2023), as well as the widely celebrated AMAZING MUSLIMS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD (Puffin, 2020). Hence, with this in mind, this is a perfect book for my children to read and learn from, especially for my little daughter.Discover amazing Muslim men and women who have changed our world, from pirate queens to athletes, to warriors and mathematicians.

Additionally, all of the illustrations are very beautiful and while they are done by a few different people, they all flow really well and all fit in the book! Aghnia Mardiyah is a London-based Illustrator and Character Designer with a passion for children's books and animation. This book casts positive light and what I love the most is how the stories include Muslims from ancient history, modern history and current times. Some profiles were questionable - and many Muslims wouldn't consider them to be 'Amazing' but it seems like they were pushed by the Publisher and not the author.Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham: the first scientist to prove theories about how light travels, hundreds of years before Isaac Newton. Very impressed with this book, probably because I had very low expectations of it (sorry, but true). Born in Bangladesh, raised in Newcastle and currently residing in the outskirts of Manchester, Burhana Islam is a storyteller who is passionate about exploring themes of heritage, belonging, identity and faith in both her children's and YA works.