Yasmin the Zookeeper

Description

Yasmin's class is going to the zoo The students love watching the animals do silly things but when Yasmin is chosen to feed the monkeys she's the one that does something silly. Can Yasmin fix her mistake and make friends with the monkeys

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, essayist and interfaith activist. She writes for a number of publications including the Huffington Post, and is editor-in-chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry and prose. Her adult short story collection Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan was published in 2015. She resides in Houston, TX with her husband and children. Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. When he is not dipping cookies in a cup of tea or staring at blank pieces of paper, he is usually drawing books. One of the books he illustrated is The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz, which won a Newbery Honor and other awards despite Hatem's drawings of a farting dragon, a two-headed cat, and stinky cheese.

I am just in LOVE with the Yasmin series. They are such an amazing addition to our classroom.-- "The Tutu Teacher" Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family offer both mirrors and windows to Muslim culture, but mostly importantly, Yasmin is simply a spunky second-grader who will appeal to early readers from any background.-- "Booksource Banter"