The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World

by Bryn Barnard

Book Overview

The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire--ideas and inventions that shaped our world. Did you know that: - The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals ) are a Muslim invention? - The marching band you hear at football games has its roots in the Middle East? - You are drinking orange juice at breakfast today thanks to Islamic farming innovations? - The modern city's skyline was made possible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375840729
• ISBN13: 9780375840722
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7