Overview
A Kid's Guide to the Middle East is an accurate and contemporary ten-title series that explores major Middle Eastern nations with a focus on the country as it is today: current issues, culture, and lifestyle. Books are written in an easy-to-read enjoyable narrative form for elementary readers in grades 3-6. Middle Eastern countries included are: Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Elementary students are encouraged to consider evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Series titles have been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.
