Books

297 is the Dewey Decimal numbers for the religious view of Islam including an English version of the Koran.

909 is where general books on ancient civilizations are located.

954 and 956 are books about the history and geography of the Islamic world

For a complete list look for books under your specific topic using the library catalog by doing keyword search in VIA. Look for islam and arab in addition to your specific topic. You can also do a subject search for Islamic Empire

Magazines

"National Geographic Magazine" - remember to use the index in the reference section.

Look for specific topics in "Calliope" and "Kids Discover" magazines

Use the OSLIS Database to search for magazines. If you are searching at home, they do require a password. These databases also contain information from various encyclopedia and other reference sources. Some titles are available in the library. Others are only on the web.

Begin with a story from the Smithsonian collection based on the life of Muhammad's uncle and ancient Indian cultures who travel to the Arab states
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hamza/default.htm

Information from the PBS special
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/index.html

This site contains many age appropriate ancient istory sites
http://www.mrdowling.com/605-islam.html

This site was created by 7th graders in a school in San Francisco. Maybe we should create one ourselves?
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Islam_New_Main.html

Click on "BEGIN TUTORIAL" to begin to investigate these resources from the University of Calgary
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/

This site is full of advertising in the frames but the information is nicely organized and education oriented
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/index.htm

This exhibit from the Smithsonian is really about the desert caravans and Yemen but the maps and images are great.
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/yemen/default.htm

If your download speed is fast enough, you can turn the pages in some amazing sources from the British Museum including a version of the Qur'an.
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html

This story of Muhammad is a aimed for adult readers and taken from the Internet magazine "Oneworld"
http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/focus/deserts/hittmai2.htm

This is a good source of Islamic definitions designed for children written by a Palestinian religions leader
http://www.jamaat.org/islam/Muhammad.html

Another source of Islamic definition from the Islamic center of the University of Southern California
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary.html

The Medieval Source Book out of Fordham University is a very complete list of links but most are very hard to read and designed for university students.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1d.html

Online Maps and charts

General historical timeline of all early civilization
http://www.allempires.com/AEChart.htm