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The term Near East was coined in the 19th century when Westerners divided the “Orient” into three parts: the Near East, the Middle East, and the Far East. The Near East included the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans; the Middle East ranged between the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia; and the Far East encompassed Asian countries facing the Pacific Ocean. However, in the early 20th century (as Europe geared up for World War II), the term Middle East began to be used by the British military to refer to both regions and it soon became the dominant term. (Though for all intents and purposes, both Middle East and Near East refer to the same region when used today.)

Today, the Middle East is considered the region spanning from Morocco (Northern Africa) to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Western Asia). (The acronym MENA—Middle East and North Africa—may also be used.) While Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria seem like geographical outliers, their similar sentiment, religion, and policies have led them to be considered part of the region. Other countries, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan (in South Asia), are often lumped in with the Middle East because of current events, although they may not technically belong.

Both Near and Middle East are Eurocentric terms—it is Western English-speaking historians who named the region on the basis of its position relative to Europe. With recent trends to de-Westernize core education, the term Middle East seems a bit old-fashioned, but it's the best we have for now.

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	AIO Imagination Station Book #05 Showdown with the Shepherd by Brock Eastman & Marianne Hering from Focus on the Family for 1st-3rd grade in Imagination Station (Location: SER-AIO) $5.99
	AIO Imagination Station Book #12 Danger on a Silent Night by Marianne Hering, Nancy I. Sanders from Focus on the Family for 1st-3rd grade in Imagination Station (Location: SER-AIO) $5.99
	AIO Imagination Station Book #19 Light in the Lion's Den by Marianne Hering from Focus on the Family for 1st-3rd grade in Imagination Station (Location: SER-AIO) $5.99
	Children's Illustrated Jewish Bible by Laaren Brown & Lenny Hort Revised Edition from DK Children for 1st-6th grade in World Religions, Cults and Sects (Location: XAP-WRCS) $10.00 (1 in stock)
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	Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide, Judith Heide Gilliland 1st Mulberry ed from HarperCollins for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
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	Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $8.95 $6.00 (1 in stock)
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	Golden City Jerusalem's 3,000 years by Neil Waldman from Atheneum for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME) $8.00 (1 in stock)
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	If You Were Me and Lived in... Egypt A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World Volume 17 by Carole P. Roman for 1st-3rd grade in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME) $10.99
	If You Were Me and Lived in... Turkey A Child's Introduction to Children's culture Around the World Volume 4 by Carole P. Roman for 1st-3rd grade in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME)
	Jerusalem, Shining Still by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by David Frampton from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
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	Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $8.95 $6.00 (2 in stock)
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	Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo & Robert Florczak Reprint from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $8.95 $6.00 (2 in stock)
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	Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Traveling Man The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354 by James Rumford Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 1st-3rd grade in Age of Exploration (1450-1700) (Location: HISA-16EXP) $8.00 (1 in stock)

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