This picture book for young readers about family, friendship and faith is rich in the details of Middle Eastern village life. It tells the warm story of a bond between a father, a son, and the son's favorite camel, as well as their devotion to the Muslim faith, and the power of prayer in their daily life. Salah and his camel, Qadiim, are constant companions: They work together, eat together, and sleep together. Salah is…
4.3Overall Score
The Hundredth Name
Reader's Review This picture book about a boy and his beloved camel starts off beautifully, with gorgeous paintings on each page and descriptions that make you feel like you are in a small ...
Reader’s Review
This picture book about a boy and his beloved camel starts off beautifully, with gorgeous paintings on each page and descriptions that make you feel like you are in a small village along the Nile. The love of the boy for the sad camel is well described. But the problem of the story – making the camel happy and proud again – has an odd conclusion which involves the boy praying to God to give the camel access to His hundredth name.
To look out for
- Islamic Values: The boy’s father says humans only have access to 99 names of God, so the boy comes to the conclusion that he can pray for the camel to have access to the hundredth one. In the morning the camel is better.
- Language: The father calls the camel a stupid and obstinate beast
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