Rickshaw Girl
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Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima’s rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day. Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author’s note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.
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Mitali Bose Perkins was born in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Her name means “friendly” in Bangla, and she had to try and live up to it because the Bose family moved so often - they lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, London, New York City, and Mexico City before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area when she was in middle school.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781580893091
- Publication Date
- February 1, 2008
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Original Publication Date
- February 1, 2007
- Page Count
- 96
- Word Count
- 9241
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 7 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 232649199
- Lexile® Level
- 730L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~4.7
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