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- Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam - By Diana Stanley
Born into the faith of Islam, a young boy prepares for his destiny to unite all Muslims against the
Christian foreign invaders to take back Jerusalem. Through shrewd tactics and a more virtuous attribute of possessing
great mercy, Saladin is a legend to many Christians and Muslims. A legend that inspires people of both faiths to
meet on a common ground of respect.
- Marco Polo: Marco Polo and the Silk Road to China - By Michael Burgan
Marco Polo's marvelous jouney begins when he turned 15 and met his father for the first time.
Leaving his hometown of Venice, Marco traveled with his father and uncle across the roads of Asia. Marco
grows up meeting and interacting with other cultures. Marco Polo will inspire an entire continent of his journeys mixed
with facts and fantasy about the riches of the Far East.
Elie Wiesel is known throughout the Western
world for his biographical account of the Holocaust. It is rare to receive a testimony from a survivor and even harder
to see a written record of their history. Elie Wiesel's experience and witness in this book solidifies the
victims of the Holocaust in history, and to deliver a message that it should never be repeated again.
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