Kokeb Gedamu was born in poverty in a remote village in Ethiopia as a Beta Yisrael, a Black Jew whose people were converted to Christianity at the end of the 19th century. Threatened by armed communist insurgents which persecuted Christians, Jews, and adherents to Haile Selaisse, he fled his village, traveling over mountains and through jungles where many of his comrades had perished. Despite threats to his life and his wife's safety, he traveled across the parched desert of Sudan, armed solely with his faith in God, and eventually emigrated to Egypt in order to reach the Promised Homeland his father had told him about, Israel. Once in Israel, he faced religious persecution, forcing him to travel to the frigid borders of Canada and finally to America where his growing family could find safety, freedom, and stability.

A pictorial drama of the creation of Heaven and Earth based upon the awe-inspiring photo images from the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. Author, Paul Hutchins uncovers a grand drama on a universal scale that has been playing out since the invention of the telescope. He poses the question, is this grand drama merely in response to an ancient invitation recorded in the Book of Isaiah? It states in Isaiah 40:26, ""Look up into the heavens."" Who created all the stars? Through the use of his imagination and the invention of the telescope, man has discovered a once secret doorway to a world beyond imagination. He has now, in this age of cutting edge technology developed flying space telescopes in his quest to know, how did we get here? What he has found has astounded him. Hutchins farther poses the question; if it took over 400 years of man’s imagination from when the telescope was invented, and countless other inventions including the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, to merely take photo images of the universe, then who’s imagination is responsible for the reality those photo images represent? As we peer through this doorway to the heavens and look upon these heavenly cosmic bodies, we find ourselves awed by their grandeur. The pressing question becomes too large to ignore. Who is responsible for all these things? Could it be that we are now peering into the mind of a supreme architect with an imagination far beyond that of mere mortals? Could we be peering into the mind of imagination supreme? Could it be that we have been brought to this point in history unbeknownst to ourselves and given this technology by the one who extended that ancient invitation recorded by Isaiah 2700 years ago?

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION! With the adventure of Avi’s Poppy series and the heart of A Wolf Called Wander, this charming and exciting middle grade adventure follows one mouse’s journey to save his baby brother from a sinister evil. There are rules every mouse must follow if they’re to survive in the forest. Tobin knows these guidelines by heart. After all, with one younger sibling, another on the way, and a best friend with a penchant for trouble-making, he needs to be prepared for anything. But one stormy night, Tobin’s safe burrow is invaded by monstrous arachnids, and his baby brother stolen away. To save him, Tobin will have to do something he’s never done before: break the rules. Drawing inspiration from the author’s work as a natural science documentarian, Journey Beyond the Burrow is as alive as the forest floor, where nature is unpredictable, occasionally frightening, and inspirational all the same. Includes a black-and-white illustrated front piece.

"What makes us open to mystery, to glimpses of the Transcendent in our daily lives? The power of the imagination, according to Sandra Levy - a power that has been seriously depleted in today's postmodern culture. To address and redress this deficit, Levy explores how the imagination expresses itself - through ritual, music, poetry, art, story - and focuses on specific practices that can exercise and enrich our spiritual capacity, thus opening us up to divine encounter. Imagination and the Journey of Faith will speak to all readers, whether religious believers or not, who wish to strengthen and deepen the imaginative power of their spiritual lives."--BOOK JACKET.

Inside the surprising beautyof the dying tree's canopy, Safa seeks a remedy. She finds a winged creature, and an invisible teacher. While Safa Farooq is studying for a test, she learns that bacteria have entered the fantastic orange tree that supplies her father's juice company with fruit, and the tree's life is threatened. Curious and hopeful, Safa begins climbing the tree in search of answers. On its high branches, she meets helpful creatures, but there are others that get in her way: naughty jinn. She has to choose whether to continue climbing and searching. She hears a voice that teaches her rules to help her recite the Quran better. This, in turn, allows Safa to evade invisible enemies in her quest for a cure. The more she climbs, the more she sees of Allah's creation, and the more she learns. Will she be able to rise above the challenges she faces? Will Safa save Mr. Farooq's Organic Orange Juice, or will she get lost, forever, among the branches of the towering tree? Find out and learn the lessons that could help Safa and company on their journey of knowledge and remembrance.Journey Beyond the Great Tree rings with themes of ecological awareness, healing, and the bonds of family. Narrating an exciting, humorous, and educational story, it's a novel for Muslim children that is inspired by literature's ability to delight and instruct...."I have read an advance proof of the children's novel Journey Beyond the Great Tree by Adnan Ashraf. To the best of my judgment, its content is in accord with Muslim beliefs and ethics and it is a sound contribution towards fulfilling the need for Muslim children's stories in the English language." - Qays Arthur, Muslim Sacred Sciences Instructor

"Is there more to life than we know?"--t.p.