Uma Krishnaswami
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With help from Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, Anu finds a way to cope with going to a new school, living in a new home, and even dealing with the mischievous ghosts in her closet.
3) Monsoon
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive and the worry that they will not come.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. But what can she do? The local elections are coming up but she's just a kid. She can't even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Embarrassed by her clumsiness, eight-year-old Meena, an Asian Indian American girl, is reluctant to appear in the school play until she gains self-confidence by practicing yoga.
Avergonzado por su torpeza, de ocho años de edad, Meena, una chica americana india asiática, se resiste a aparecer en la obra de la escuela hasta que ella gana confianza en sí mismo mediante la práctica de yoga.