Zanib Mian
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Welcome, readers, to the imaginative brain of Omar! You might not know me yet, but once you open the pages of this book you'll laugh so hard that snot will come out of your nose (plus you might meet a dragon and a zombie - what more could you want?). My parents decided it would be a good idea to move house AND move me to a new school at the same time. As if I didn't have a hard enough time staying out of trouble at home, now I've also got to try and...
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
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"Omar and his friends team up to raise money to save his family's favorite mosque, and when the money goes missing, they find the most unlikely culprit."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Omar's best friend Daniel messes up at school, Omar decides to take the blame to save him from getting in trouble - which makes him feel like a hero! With this taste of heroism, Omar takes the blame for a couple of small things other kids in the class have done - without realising that when something more serious happens, the signs will point to him since he's been so unusually troublesome. The teachers are SURE the culprit must be Omar. Can...
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 3
Language
English
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"Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet--a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why. When Omar and his friends start investigating, the hints they overhear and clues they find lead them to an alarming conclusion--it must be aliens! Omar has a huge imagination, but saving his teacher from aliens seems far-fetched even to him....
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 5
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 3
Publisher
Yoto Inc
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet--a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why. When Omar and his friends start investigating, the hints they overhear and clues they find lead them to an alarming conclusion--it must be aliens! Omar has a huge imagination, but saving his teacher from aliens seems far-fetched even to him....
Author
Series
Publisher
Muslim Children's Books
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Vibrantly illustrated stories of the prophets - From Adam (as) to Muhammad (saw) - in concise, engaging and child-friendly language. The question and answer session after each story is also unique in its style, depicted as a casual conversation between the two lovable characters and discussing questions most likely to arise in a young reader's mind."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
West Chicago Public Library District
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar! Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?! But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up.
Series
Publisher
Boxine US, Inc
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar! Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?! But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up. That is, until a Big Mean Bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs....