Yasmin the Explorer
by Saadia Faruqi and Hatem Aly • Book 2 of the Yasmin Series
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Beginning / Early Reader
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Muslim
- Asian American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 569
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 470L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196604, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Muslim girls--Juvenile fiction
- Girls
- Pakistani Americans
- Maps
- Pakistani Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Pakistani Americans--Fiction
- Muslim families--Juvenile fiction
- Muslim families
- Explorers
- Farmers' markets--Juvenile fiction
- Farmers' markets
- Family life
- Farmers' markets--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Muslim girls
- Maps--Juvenile fiction
- Muslims--United States--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Explorers--Fiction
- United States
- Maps--Fiction
- Muslims
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Saadia Faruqi about Yasmin the Explorer
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Saadia Faruqi
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Saadia Faruqi
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Saadia Faruqi
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Headscarves and Hardbacks
Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Kelly Yang
Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Author Visits with Chrissie Wright
Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Book Riot
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Kidlit 411
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Guernica Magazine
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Hijabi Librarians
Series Interview with
Created by Hijabi Librarians
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Series Interview with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Jaggery Lit Magazine
Series Panel Discussion with Saadia Faruqi
Created by Capstone
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Series Activity Kit from Capstone Kids
Created by Capstone Kids
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sharmila Devar
Created by OrangeSky Audio
Book Trailers 1
Series Video Book Trailer from Capstone
Created by Capstone
Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Emergent Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2018
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