customs and practices

A collection of stories and poems about Muslim children from a variety of backgrounds, focusing on the celebration of holidays and practices of Islam.

Examines the Jewish faith and its principal beliefs; and contains a collection of prayers along with explanations of their meanings and how they are used in religious ceremonies and daily life.

Babu, a ten-year-old girl living in Nepal, explains what it means to follow the religion of Hinduism, discussing the origins, history, holy places, beliefs, and practices of the faith.

Explains the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and its importance to the Muslim community and provides information on the daily fasts, prayer, and the Koran.

Explores Islam from the prophet Mohammad to the Five Pillars, which includes the most important rituals of the faith, including fasting at Ramadan, and hajj, which is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

A historical and contemporary overview of customs and ceremonies as practiced by Jews from Biblical times to the present, discussing the changes that have taken place through the centuries.

A good farmer sets out to find God to ask why others are richer than he is and learns a surprising lesson in his travels. Explanatory sidebars present information about Muslim beliefs and practices.

Traces the author's inspirational quest to honor the memory of her late father by performing one thousand acts of kindness, describing the unexpected personal benefits she experienced while helping others and explaining how readers can transform their own lives through mitzvah acts.