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Book Uncle and Me

Book Uncle and Me

Uma Krishnaswami (Author) See More (2)
Sneha Mathan (Author) See More
CELA Library
The Book Uncle trilogy
JUVENILE FICTION
Politics & Government | Social Themes | People & Places
Friendship , Asia
Groundwood Books Ltd
3 - 7
8 - 12

Paperback
9781554988099
$11.99 CADAvailable
English
08/01/2018

Amazon Kindle [reflow]
9781554988112
$14.99 CADAvailable
English
09/01/2016

EPUB [reflow]
9781554988105
$9.99 CADAvailable
English
09/01/2016

Hardback
9781554988082
$14.95 CADAvailable
English
09/01/2016

Braille
Available from CELA
English

Digital Audiobook (Unabridged | English)
9781773066684
$24.99 CADAvailable
English
02/23/2021

Digital Audiobook (Unabridged | English) # 2
9781773066721
$34.99 CADAvailable
English
02/23/2021

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Description


Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award
An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.

Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something.

What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote!

Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle.

So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control?

An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

Uma Krishnaswami Sneha Mathan

Author Bio


UMA KRISHNASWAMI was born in India and now lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Her other publications include Two at the Top, illustrated by Christopher Corr; Book Uncle and Me, illustrated by Julianna Swaney, winner of the ILA Social Justice Literature Award; and The Girl of the Wish Garden, illustrated by Nasrin Khosravi. She has been nominated twice for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Uma is faculty emerita in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Sneha Mathan spent a peripatetic childhood in India, punctuated by a short spell in the Seychelles. Now fixedly based in Seattle, she works as a voice actor and audiobook narrator. Her audiobook work has received several Earphones awards and she is a two-time Audie finalist.

Prizes


  • International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature AwardWinner 2017
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the YearCommended 2017
  • USBBY's Outstanding International Books ListCommended 2017
  • NPR's Guide to 2016's Great ReadsCommended 2016
  • OLA Best Bets Top TenCommended 2016
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC ChoicesCommended 2017
  • Little Free Library Action Book Club SelectionCommended 2017

Review Quotes


[Readers] will surely be charmed by Yasmin’s upbeat personality and determination.  — Horn Book
Yasmin’s campaign should help inspire young readers to believe in their own potential to make a difference and teach the valuable lesson that sometimes it takes several small actions to make big moves.  — Kirkus, starred review
This sweet slice-of-life tale … demonstrates that children can be empowered to effect change in their own neighborhoods. This is also a perfect title to shine a light on elections taking place elsewhere.  — School Library Journal