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How are you explaining the terrorist attacks and the war in Afghanistan
to your kids?
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Since September 11, books about Islam and Osama bin Laden and dusty academic
tomes about past wars have flown off bookstore shelves to the top of the
best-seller lists. Among children's literature, a similar trend is occurring,
although on a slightly smaller scale. Books about Islam and war written
for children have received new life in the weeks since Sept. 11th.
This hour, three authors of children's books on Islamic culture discuss
how publishing has responded to Sept. 11th and how books can help young
people better understand the people and events they have been hearing
about over the past two and a half months.
Guests:
James Rumford, author and illustrator of Traveling Man. The Journey
of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354.
Deborah Ellis, author of "The Breadwinner"
Khephra Burns, author of "Mansa Musa"
• Read an excerpt
from Mansa Musa by Khephra Burns
• Read an excerpt from Traveling
Man by James Rumford
• Read an excerpt from The Breadwinner
by Deborah Ellis
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