Yasmin the Builder
by Saadia Faruqi and Hatem Aly • Book 1 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 2018
Word Count 508
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 520L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196603, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Elementary schools--Juvenile fiction
- Creative ability--Fiction
- Creative ability--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Muslim girls--Juvenile fiction
- Muslims--United States--Fiction
- Pakistani Americans--Fiction
- Pakistani Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Building--Fiction
- Makerspaces--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Skyline Math Texts
Our Original Resources 4
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
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 The Analyst
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 Trailers 1
Series Video Book Trailer from Capstone
Created by Capstone
Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Emergent Selection, 2018
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