At The Masjid : Learning Series

 At The Masjid (Mosque) : Learning Series, Set of 4 Books,
*Pack of 4 Hardback Books in Slipcase, NEW,
Written by : Sister Katherine Bullock,
Illustrated by : Heather Greenwood,
Published by Compass Books, Canada.



Description  :


The 'At The Masjid - Learning Series' is a fun way to learn about Numbers, Shapes, Colours and Opposites in and around the Masjid. Delightfully illustrated in vibrant colours with simple pictures and finger countable objects.


A board book series for the 2 – 5 year olds. All are brightly coloured, and are sure to please young children.


This Box series includes:

---[1]. ''Numbers at the Masjid'': Learn numbers while touring a Masjid (mosque).
            With finger countable objects, and a numbers review on the inside back cover;
---[2].  ''Shapes at the Masjid'' : The most common shapes seen at a Masjid;
---[3].  ''Colours at the Masjid'' : Basic colours mostly likely to be seen at a Masjid;
---[4].  ''Opposites at the Masjid'' : Basic opposites to be found at a Masjid.




Author’s Statement :

As I read countless board books about numbers, colours, shapes and opposites, to my then 18-month old (first-born) son, I yearned for board books of similar quality in English about things to do with Islam.  I wanted him to grow up in Canada loving the Masjid, and so I thought of a book that would bring these two wishes together: a book about a Masjid and a first book about numbers. 


The idea grew in my mind into a whole series, and churned away through the birth of my second and third children.  Finally, after seven years, the opportunity to found Compass Bookscame along, and with blessings from Heaven, encouragement from Tammy, and the very special talents of Heather, the illustrator, the “At the Masjid Learning Series” has come to be.


I hope that the book would serve a dual purpose: helping Muslim kids become familiar with the Masjid, and provide a book which public school teachers would feel comfortable using in their classrooms as multi-cultural enrichment material.  I used the word ‘masjid’ in the title, rather than ‘mosque,’ as a way to introduce the more authentic Arabic word, which is commonly used amongst Muslims for our houses of worship.


I “gave” each of my children their “own” book, and so the author of the “Numbers” book is “Umm Zakaria” – Arabic for “the mother of Zakaria” – “Colours” is “Umm Tariq”, “Shapes is “Umm Yousef”, and since I only have three children, the fourth is mine, “Opposites in the Masjid.”



Dimensions : 13 x 13.5cm.

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Age range : 2 Years +