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Teaching for Change: Social Justice Books for All Ages on Palestine

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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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