Cresent moons and pointed minarets

This rhyming book intertwines shapes with Muslim culture and religion. Additionally, each page features a different country where an Islamic community exists and thrives. This aspect shows the true diversity of the religion and introduces the reader to Arabic terminology. Shapes covered include: hexagon, triangle, rectangle, octagon, and oval. Muslim and Arabic terminology introduced includes: iftar, jannah, the Ka’aba, and salaam. This themed book is an interesting way to combine several topics at once, and the illustrations are beautiful. For an individual that does not follow this religion, it is a helpful introduction a new global community. The only point of improvement that could be noted is although that back of the book says a different country is featured on each set of pages, they are not labeled. The illustrations are incredibly diverse, but a signifier would be helpful for a reader that does not know the deeper cultural meaning for these symbols written about. There is a helpful glossary in the back of the book of the Arabic words used throughout.