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Product Identifiers

PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-100792255364

ISBN-139780792255369

eBay Product ID (ePID)50473454

Product Key Features

Book TitleWorld History Biographies: Saladin : the Warrior Who Defended His People

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory / Military & Wars, History / Middle East, Biography & Autobiography / Historical

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorFlora Geyer

Book SeriesNational Geographic World History Biographies Ser.

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2006-284146

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey Decimal956/.014/092 B

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisOur children's understanding of the Muslim world has never been as important as it is today. As events in the Middle East affect world politics, and the Muslim community grows in the United States, knowledge of Islamic tradition and history are now crucial. Flora Geyer's informative, accessible book tells the story of the Crusades from a Muslim point of view. The narrative follows Saladin from his birth into a prominent Kurdish family in Tikrit, Mesopotamia, in 1138. His formative military career leads to Saladin's appointment as vizier of Egypt at 31. After revitalizing the Egyptian economy, Saladin initiates campaigns against smaller Muslim states, eventually uniting Islamic forces and dispelling rivalries that had long hampered the Muslim resistance to the Crusades. Inspired by intense devotion to jihad, or "holy war," Saladin's army recaptures the holy city of Jerusalem after 88 years of Christian occupation., Our children's understanding of the Muslim world has never been as important as it is today. As events in the Middle East affect world politics, and the Muslim community grows in the United States, knowledge of Islamic tradition and history are now crucial. Flora Geyer's informative, accessible book tells the story of the Crusades from a Muslim point of view. The narrative follows Saladin from his birth into a prominent Kurdish family in Tikrit, Mesopotamia, in 1138. His formative military career leads to Saladin's appointment as vizier of Egypt at 31. After revitalizing the Egyptian economy, Saladin initiates campaigns against smaller Muslim states, eventually uniting Islamic forces and dispelling rivalries that had long hampered the Muslim resistance to the Crusades. Inspired by intense devotion to jihad, or "holy war," Saladin's army recaptures the holy city of Jerusalem after 88 years of Christian occupation. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

LC Classification NumberDS38.4.S2G49 2006