Below are recommended titles for pre-K-12 and adults on Palestine. This list is important for children of Palestinian heritage to see themselves represented in the curriculum. Also, as FAIR explains,
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.
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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Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love *
By Randa Abdel-Fattah and Maxine Beneba Clarke (Illustrator)
Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
By Hannah Moushabeck and Reem Madooh (Illustrator)
From Prism: Palestinian authors grapple with a wave of censorship
Jenin And The Precious Palestine Pie
By Nadine Foty
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Kamal's Key
By Rifk Ebeid and Sophia Soliman (Illustrator)
Mama in Congress: Rashida Tlaib's Journey to Washington
By Rashida and Adam Tlaib and Olivia Aserr (Illustrator)
A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home
By Maysa Odeh and Aliaa Betawi (Illustrator)
Olive Harvest in Palestine: A Story of Childhood Memories
By Wafa Shami and Shaima Farouki (Illustrator)
P is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book
By Golbarg Bashi (Illustrator), Golrokh Nafisi (Editor), Kourosh Beigpour (Editor)
We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition
By Reem Kassis and Noha Eilouti (Illustrator)
Against Erasure: A Photographic Memory of Palestine Before the Nakba
Edited by Teresa Aranguren and Sandra Barrilaro
A Child’s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children’s Art & the Fight Against Censorship *
By Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village
By Jody Sokolower, foreword by Nick Estes
Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation
Edited by Cate Malek and Mateo Hoke
Free Curriculum Download
Power Born of Dreams: My Story Is Palestine
By Mohammad Sabaaneh
Black Power and Palestine: Transnational Countries of Color
By Michael R. Fischbach
The Blue Between Sky and Water
By Susan Abulhawa
Environmental Warfare in Gaza: Colonial Violence and New Landscapes of Resistance
By Shourideh C. Molavi
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
By Angela Y. Davis, preface by Cornel West
I Found Myself in Palestine: Stories of Love and Renewal From Around the Glove
Edited by Nora Lester Murad
Interviews with Radical Palestinian Women
By Shoal Collective
Free download on publisher website: Shoal Collective - Our Publications
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
Edited by Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze, and Jehad Abusalim
My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine
By Sami Hermez with Sireen Sawalha
Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
Edited by Penny Johnson and Raja Shehadeh
Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation
Edited by Jessica Anderson, Aline Batarseh, and Yosra El Gazzar
The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don't Want to Know about Each Other
By Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson
