Critically reviewed selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.

Palestine

Below are recommended titles for pre-K-12 and adults on Palestine. At our Zinn Education Project (with Rethinking Schools) we offer a collection of resources for teaching and learning about the current crisis in Palestine and Israel, through the lens of history.

The titles with reviews are noted with an asterisk (*). Some titles are recommended with a caveat. At the end of this page, we provide a list of titles on this theme, with reviews, that we do not recommend.

See related titles on these lists: Arabs and Arab Americans and Muslims.

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Learn More

- 12 Children’s and YA Books by Palestinian Authors by Fin Lavoie on We Need Diverse Books
- Free e-books on Palestine from Verso Books
- The Books I Never Had as a Child by Nadine Foty at Rethinking Schools
- Boycotting Occupation: Educators and Palestine by the editors at Rethinking Schools
- Palestinian Erasure Starts in Preschool — With Sesame Street’s Endorsement by Nora Lester Murad at FAIR. The article notes, "Many children in the United States will never meet a Palestinian in person, and if they do, they may need to overcome the negative images and stereotypes that pervade popular culture: terrorist, religious extremist, misogynist, etc. For this reason, books are a critical if underused opportunity for kids to learn about the people of Palestine."
- Teach Palestine website
- Teaching About the Violence in Palestine and Israel at the Zinn Education Project
- Erasure of Palestinians in English-Language Children's Books by Nora Lester Murad
- #ReadPalestinianSpecFic Reading List by Sonia Sulaiman
- An Antiracist, Anticolonial Approach to Evaluating Palestinian Children’s Books by Nora Lester Murad
- Guest Editorial: Why Is it so Difficult to Find Palestinian Children's Books? by Nora Lester Murad

Not Recommended

Sharing Our Homeland: Palestinian and Jewish Children at Summer Peace Camp by Trish Marx (To learn more, see: Erasure of Palestinians in English-Language Children's Books)

Learn about our criteria for selecting and reviewing titles at Social Justice Books. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome.

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