Mindful Muslim Reader Review

A Day's Work

A Day’s Work

Ages:
  • Read Aloud
  • Teaching Tools
  • Virtue
    VIRTUE
    Is this the way I want my child to think and act?
    Ratings are based on how much a book extols Islamic morality and espouses classical ideals.
  • Language
    LANGUAGE
    Is this the way I want my child to speak?
    Ratings are based on a book's vocabulary, cadence, and overall eloquence suited to age level.
  • Story
    STORY
    Does this story resonate with my child?
    Ratings are based on the integrity of plot structure, the depth of characters, the palpability of the book's conflict and resolution, and the lure of its setting.
  • Beauty
    BEAUTY
    Does this book develop my child's ability to recognize beauty?
    Ratings are based on aesthetics, linguistic beauty, poignancy, and how well a book embodies ihsan—harmonizing excellence.

Values

  • Honesty
  • Integrity
Heart

Struggles

  • Dishonesty
  • Natural Consequences
Why Should
Why Should My Child Read This Book?

In this beautifully rich cross-generational story, a young boy learns the consequences of dishonesty after proudly securing a day’s work for himself and his grandfather under false pretenses. In the end, he learns that while working hard is important, doing so with integrity is even more so. This story also gives a glimpse of the challenges immigrants face in securing work including language barriers and earning enough as a day laborer to fulfill basic needs of warm clothing and food.

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How can I use
How Can I Use This Book?
  • What did Francisco lie about?
  • What does integrity mean? Discuss and reflect upon the following: “We do not lie for work.”
  • Discuss the following: “It is the price of the lie.”
  • Discuss the following: “The important things your grandfather knows already. And I can teach him gardening.” In the end, the boy learns his lie may have brought one day’s wages, but his grandfather’s integrity secured him a future job.
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What is this book
What’s This Book About?
In this heartwarming story about family and multigenerational relationships, a Mexican-American boy and his grandfather, who struggles to speak English and find work, reconnect through gardening.

Anything I need to be aware of?

VIEW FLAGS
Illustrator: Ronald Himler
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 1997
Page Count: 32
ISBN13: 978-0395673218
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