Under Common Core,
Third Graders Read About
Murdered Parents, Taliban Brutality
The Daily Caller reports in:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/21/under-common-core-third-graders-read-about-murdered-parents-taliban-brutality/, about two more books for third graders under Common Core that some are saying have a "pro-Muslim agenda".
The books are by author Jeanette Winter and are titled: "Nasreen's Secret School" and "The Librarian of Basra"
Meet-the-Author Book Reading
(Audio on web page):Jeanette Winter introduces and shares some of the backstory for creating Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan.
http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=5107&a=1
Nasreen's Secret School:
A True Story from Afghanistan:
"Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love."The Librarian of Basra:
A True Story from Iraq:
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'"-- Alia Muhammad Baker
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how, throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries."
