| The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story Contributor(s): Krishnaswami, Uma (Author), Jeyaveeran, Ruth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1600603602 ISBN-13: 9781600603600 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: A young Asian-Indian-American girl grows in self-confidence when she learns to practice yoga and apply the underlying principles to her performance in a school play. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 7.8" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104978 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood. Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood. But when she learns that she must play one of the trees in the forest, Meena's excitement vanishes. She is just too clumsy to be a quiet, steady tree. One day at the Indian grocery store, Meena sees a yoga class in progress, and the store owner convinces her to try the children's class. Little does Meena know she is about to find a way to grow from the inside out, just like a tree, and move beyond her feelings of clumsiness and frustration. The Happiest Tree is a gentle and empowering story of a young girl's road to self-confidence. It is sure to spark interest in yoga, and provide comfort to all children as they struggle to overcome the everyday obstacles to growing up. |
Contributor Bio(s): Krishnaswami, Uma: - UMA KRISHNASWAMI is the author of more than twenty books for young readers. She teaches in the low-residency MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults, Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born in New Delhi, India, Krishnaswami now lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |