The Hundredth Name

by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim

Book Overview

This picture book for young readers, rich in the details of Middle Eastern village life, tells the warm story of a bond between a father, a son, and the son's favorite camel, as well as their devotion to the Muslim faith, and the power of prayer in their daily life.

Salah and his camel, Qadiim, are constant companions. They work together, eat together, and sleep together. Salah is distressed, however, because his camel always seems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563976943
• ISBN13: 9781563976940
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 10.0" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Learning the value of the Greatest Name of God

I'm ordering this book to use at a summer school for Baha'i children. Baha'is believe that we know the Hundreth Name which is also the Greatest Name of God and we often call ourselves the Community of the Greatest Name. To find this book in our local library was a gift. It is such a generous view of an Islamic family and shows much love between a father and son. It will be very popular story with my children.