Yasmin's Hammer

by Ann Malaspina

Book Overview

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner - Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)

A young Bangladeshi girl who helps support her family by working in a brickyard finds a way to make her dream of going to school and learning to read a reality.

In the noisy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, another busy morning is beginning as Yasmin rides to work in her father's rattling rickshaw. Yasmin longs to go to school...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620142333
• ISBN13: 9781620142332
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4