num_pages: 99
description: A stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East selected by honored anthologist, writer, and editor Naomi Shihab Nye.This beautiful collection of eloquent poems from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and elsewhere open windows into the hearts and souls of people we usually meet only on the nightly news. What we see when we look through these windows is the love of family, friends, and for the Earth, the daily occurrences of life that touch us forever, the longing for a sense of place. What we learn is that beneath the veil of stereotypes, our human connections are stronger than our cultural differences.
language: English
title: The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East
titlecomplete: The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East
genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Adult, Poetry, Anthologies, Cultural
ratings_count: 128
places: Palestine, Iraq
publisher: Aladdin