Great Books For Tweens (Ages 9-12)

Great Books For Tweens (Ages 9-12)

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Above are 4 samples of books from the following list, and they represent the countries of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and India. ***Please click the "Refresh" button on your browser if these items do not load properly.***

I. CONSIDER BUYING BOOKS (INCLUDING FOLKTALES) THAT ARE SET IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES:

A. Pakistan

1. The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan by Aaron Shepard (This was an Aesop Accolade winner, awarded by the American Folklore Society).

2. Pakistan (Countries of the World) by Jameel Haque

3. Iqbal: A Novel by Francesco D'Adamo

4. Pakistani Folk Tales: Toontoony Pie and Other Stories by Ashraf Siddiqui, Marilyn Lerch

B. Nepal/ Bhutan

5. To the Top: The Story of Everest by Stephen Venables

6. The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest by Steve Jenkins (winner of the 1999 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for nonfiction)

7. Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin

8. Bhutan (Children of the World) by Yoshio Komatsu

9. "The Children of Nepal" by Matti Pitkanen is no longer available at Amazon.com

C. Sri Lanka

10. India and Sri Lanka (Cultures and Costumes) by Conor Kilgallon

D. India

11. Premlata and the Festival of Lights by Rumer Godden

12. Robi Dobi: The Marvelous Adventures of an Indian Elephant by Madhur Jaffrey

13. In the Heart of the Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree by Barbara Bash, an author-illustrator of 5 award-winning titles

14. Snake Charmer by Ann Whitehead Nagda

15. Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India by Aaron Shepard, an award-winning author of numerous picture books

16. Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story From India by Meredith Babeaux Brucker

17. Binya's Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond

18. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

19. India: The Culture by Bobbie Kalman

20. India: The People by Bobbie Kalman

21. I is for India by Prodeepta Das

22. Science in Ancient India by Melissa Stewart

23. Exploration Into India by Anita Ganeri

24. The Ganges (Great Rivers of the World) by David Cumming

25. The Ninth Jewel of the Mughal Crown: The Birbal Tales From the Oral Traditions of India by James Moseley (In pre-publication The Birbal Tales won The National Writers Club First Prize for Fiction and the University of Southern Louisiana’s First Prize for Juvenile Fiction).

26. Gandhi: The Father of Modern India by Pratima Mitchell

27. And Land Was Born by Sandhya Rao, Uma Krishnaswamy

28. The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

29. The Golden Swan: An East Indian Tale of Love from the Mahabharata by Marianna Mayer

30. Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji

31. The Ocean of Story: Fairy Tales from India by Caroline Ness

32. Traditions From India by Shelby Mamdani

33. The Sanyasin's First Day by Ned Shank

34. India (Games People Play) by Dale Howard

35. Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India, 1627 (The Royal Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky

II. Buy Books About South Asian Religions and Philosophies

A. Buddhism

36. I Once Was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told by Jeanne M. Lee

37. The Golden Goose King: A Tale Told By the Buddha by Judith Ernst

38. Buddha by Hitz Demi

39. The Prince Who Ran Away: The Story of Gautama Buddha by Anne Rockwell

B. Islam

40. Muhammad by Demi

41. Muslim Child: Understanding Islam Through Stories and Poems by Rukhsana Khan

42. What You Will See Inside A Mosque by Aisha Karen Khan

C. Hinduism and Hindu Practices

43. Little Krishna by Harish Johari

44. The Story of Divaali by Nilesh Mistry (Illustrator), Valmiki Ramayana, Jatinder Nath Verma

45. Rama and Sita: A Tale From Ancient Java by David Weitzman

46. Our Most Dear Friend: An Illustrated Bhagavad-gita For Children by Jean Vishaka Griesser

47. I am a Hindu: Manju Aggarwal Meets Gaytri Devi Goswami by Manju Aggarwal

48. Hanuman: Based on Valmiki's Ramayana by Erik Jendresen

49. The Hindu World by Patricia Bahree

50. The Adventures of Rama: With Illustrations from a Sixteenth-Century Mughal Manuscript by Milo Beach

D. Sikhism

51. Sikhism by Sue Penney

III. Buy Books About the South Asian Immigrant Experience

A. South Asian Immigrant Stories

52. Ashok By Any Other Name by Sandra S. Yamate

53. Aruna's Journeys by Jyotsna Sreenivasan (This book won the 1998 Skipping Stones magazine Honor Award for Multicultural Books).

54. Naming Maya by Uma Krishnaswami

55. Meow Means Mischief by Ann Whitehead Nagda

B. A Story From Another Culture, That South Asian-Americans Will Be Able to Relate to

56. Child Bride by Ching Yeung Russell

IV. LEARN TO DEAL WITH ISSUES FACED BY THE SOUTH ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

A. Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

57. A Place For Starr: A Story of Hope For Children Experiencing Family Violence by Howard Schor

58. Family Abuse: Why Do People Hurt Each Other? by Keith Greenberg

59. Child Abuse: "Why Do My Parents Hit Me?" by Kate Havelin

60. Family Violence: "My Parents Hurt Each Other!"

B. Child Sexual Abuse

61. Feeling Safe, Feeling Strong: How to Avoid Sexual Abuse and What to Do If It Happens to You by Susan Neiburg Terkel

62. Tears of Joy by Barbara J. Behm

63. Laurie Tells by Linda Lowery

C. Prejudice

64. Bully On The Bus by Carl W. Bosch

65. How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense by Kate Cohen-Posey

D. General Social Skills Development

66. The Kid's Guidebook: Great Advice to Help Kids Cope by Tova Novarra

67. Peace on the Playground: Nonviolent Ways of Problem-Solving by Eileen Lucas

68. The Secret Voice of Gina Zhang by Dori Yang

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