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Yasmin's class is going to the zoo! The students love watching the animals do silly things, but when Yasmin is chosen to feed the monkeys, she s the one that does something silly. Can Yasmin fix her mistake and make friends with the monkeys?
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    5 - 8 years
  2. Part of series
    Yasmin
  3. Print length
    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - 2
  6. Lexile measure
    370L
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
  8. Publisher
    Picture Window Books
  9. Publication date
    December 31, 2019
  10. ISBN-10
    1515845818
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1515845812
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Meet Yasmin!

Written by own voices author Saadi Faruqi, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family will delight and inspire readers. Kirkus Reviews calls it “utterly satisfying.”

  • A creative and fun new series with a Pakistani American main character
  • Early chapter book that features realistic and relatable scenarios for all kids
  • Accessible vocabulary while also teaching words from the Urdu language
  • Short chapters with a nice mix of illustrations make this perfect for emergent readers
  • Subtly weaves Muslim traditions into fun, relatable stories

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Yasmin muslim pakistani american k-2 problem-solving strong girl character chapter book

Real-life issues

At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking.

Family ties

A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family will delight and inspire readers.

Creativity and curiosity

Whether she's creating a new recipe, finding a way to rescue a stuck toy for a little friend, or calming down monkeys (and classmates!), a clever solution to any problem is just around the corner!

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Yasmin the Fashionista Yasmin the Explorer Yasmin the Painter Yasmin the Teacher Yasmin the Superhero Give It a Try, Yasmin!
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Yasmin the Writer Yasmin the Chef Yasmin the Friend Yasmin the Gardener Yasmin the Zookeeper You Can Do It, Yasmin!
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I am just in LOVE with the Yasmin series. They are such an amazing addition to our classroom. --"The Tutu Teacher"

Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family offer both mirrors and windows to Muslim culture, but mostly importantly, Yasmin is simply a spunky second-grader who will appeal to early readers from any background. --"Booksource Banter"

About the Author

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, essayist and interfaith activist. She writes for a number of publications including the Huffington Post, and is editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry and prose. Her adult short story collection Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan was published in 2015. She resides in Houston, TX with her husband and children.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picture Window Books; Illustrated edition (December 31, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1515845818
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1515845812
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 370L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 72 ratings

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Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She writes for a number of print and online publications about the global contemporary Muslim experience and about interfaith dialogue. She has trained law enforcement on cultural sensitivity issues and offers community college classes on a variety of topics related to Islam and Muslims. She is editor of the Interfaith Houston blog, organizer of the annual Women's Interfaith Conference, and editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry and prose. Professionally she is a grant writer, with almost 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad. She lives in Houston, TX with her husband and two children.

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Douglas Womelsdorf
5.0 out of 5 stars One of their favorite books in the series....
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020
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Every week I purchase one of the books from this series and send it to my friend to share with her young daughter. They enjoy the books and look for them to arrive! Great books. Great stories that are fun and age appropriate!
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Sherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
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My daughter love yasmin stories
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Read-aloud Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019
My preschooler has the same favorite animal as Yasmin and enthusiastically endorses this book!

I admit it's one of the Yasmin books where my suspension of disbelief wavered slightly. However, to my preschooler, Yasmin's class getting to go inside the pen to feed and snuggle monkeys was a powerful wish-fulfillment storyline!

I was oddly moved by the moment where Yasmin is counting the elephant family and sees a baba, a mama and a baby. Our family has a mommy, mama, and child; while "baba" is not the "mirror" representation that we're looking for, I can imagine that it will be an important "mirror" for someone. (Nothing against dads! I love mine! But it can be a little tiring seeing story after story using a "mommy and daddy" standard, so I guess it makes me happy whenever I see that standard challenged as a universal "norm"? Even just by a different name for daddy? Something like that. Anyway, for whatever reason, I love the baba elephant so much.)
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Jacob Rus
3.0 out of 5 stars implausible plot featuring irresponsible adults
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2020
First, note that this is just one of the 4 stories included in Yasmin In Charge, https://www.amazon.com/dp/151584272X/ which is cheaper than any one of the four stories purchased separately. This setup from the publisher is inexplicable and confusing.

Anyhow, I generally like the premise of the Yasmin stories. The sharing of Yasmin’s culture and the general pluralistic message are great. The pictures are nice. The reading level is appropriate for the intended audience.

But while these stories pretend to be a realistic portrayal of a young girl’s life, this plot is absurd. The zookeepers allow the children to feed the zoo animals. Then when Yasmin accidentally chucks all of the animal feed in the water, the children instead feed the animals arbitrary unvetted items out of their school lunchboxes.

The author should have tried asking a real zookeeper about this beforehand, or even just visiting any zoo. The idea would have been met with horror. Kids should not be going into zoo animal enclosures and cuddling with them, and should not be feeding them miscellaneous items outside their usual diet. It’s damaging for the animals and dangerous for the kids.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2019
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