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Rickshaw Girl

Book Description
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 tale... More
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PublisherJyotsna Prakashan
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-108179252264
ISBN-13978-8179252260
Publication Date12/01/2008
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About Mitali Perkins (Author) : I write books for young readers like Sunita, Monsoon Summer, Rickshaw Girl, and the First Daughter books and spend a lot of time on the Fire Escape chatting about books and life between cultures. Come... more
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11/11/2007 jama rattigan tagged as: I recommend, I read

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