I thought this book was really good. It teaches readers to be brave, even when you're scared. In the story, a young boy named Ali was going with his father to Morocco, but his father got lost in a sand storm. Ali finds people along the way while he is looking for his father, they gave him food, warmth, and a place to stay. The man told Ali he had to leave in the morning to herd his sheep to a pasture, and that Ali was welcome to go with them. Instead, Ali opted to stay behind and hope that his father finds him. In the end, his father does find Ali and that was his reward for being so brave. I like this book because there is a lot of Moroccan words, which you could teach kids some words and about their culture. There were so many things that I learned from this book, that kids can also learn. ( )

Written by non-Muslim but good. Has the boy praying, Allah pulling someone into heaven. Good father-son relationship.

loved the desert colours. when i was a child i loved stories about kids in different countries. ( )

This book is a boy who becomes stranded in the Sahara Desert. I really liked the illustrations in this book, they were calm and not too much. The book is fairly short, and would be a great book for a teacher to read aloud to a class of 2nd or 3rd graders. This book was illustrated by Ted Lewin. ( )

Read aloud for yr 3 . Desert child story with references to Islam and some Arabic words as well as life in the desert. ( )