Rickshaw Girl
Author:
Mitali Perkins 
Illustrator:
Jamie Hogan
Publication:
2007 by Charlesbridge
Genre:
Fiction, World Cultures
Pages:
91
Current state:
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Naima loves to create the traditional alpana patterns Bangladeshi women and girls paint in their homes for special celebrations. Her designs are always the best in the village. But Naima wishes she could help earn money for her family. Her friend Saleem can drive his father's rickshaw. "If only I had been born a boy, she thinks."
Mitali Perkins draws on her own experiences living in Bangladesh to dramatize Naima's struggle to be true to her heritage and to her own artistic talent. Jamie Hogan's drawings capture the beauty of Bangladeshi culture and the challenges change brings.
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Mitali Perkins
IndianMitali Perkins has written several award-winning books for young readers, including her first picture book, Between Us and Abuela, which was a ... See more
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Rickshaw Girl
This award-winning story has all the things to look for in a book: clean and appropriate content, good writing, good messages, good educational value, and good entertainment value...
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Rickshaw Girl
A child-eye’s view of Bangladesh that makes a strong and accessible statement about heritage, tradition and the changing role of women, Naima’s story will be relished by students and teachers alike.
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
Reviewed by Betsy
Some will take Rickshaw Girl as a “women’s empowerment” sort of novel, and it can be read that way. But it’s also a window into life in contemporary Asia, a look at the impact of microfinance on poor families and communities, and a celebration of using your gifts for the betterment of your family and community.
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