Rickshaw Girl
by Mitali Perkins and Jamie Hogan
Ten-year-old Naima lives in Bangladesh, where her father earns a meager living as... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2007
Word Count 9,232
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 112719
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Painting
- Family life
- Rickshaws--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Sex role--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Family life--Bangladesh--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Bangladesh--Fiction
- Bangladesh
- Sex role
- Painting--Fiction
- Rickshaws
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jamie Hogan
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2008

CCBC Choices
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
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