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Uma Krishnaswami was born in India and now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her novel, Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh, won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Uma has been nominated twice for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She teaches in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her online at umakrishnaswami.com.
Ruth Jeyaveeran is the author and illustrator of The Road to Mumbai, praised by School Library Journal as a "lively romp across India." Much of Jeyaveeran's fine art and illustration work is inspired by her South Asian heritage, so she felt an immediate connection to this story. Jeyaveeran lives in Brooklyn, New York.
"An excellent addition to any collection." -- School Library
Journal "[The] balanced compositions and bright colors nicely echo
the warm, encouraging story about overcoming challenges, while the
well-integrated details of Meena's Indian culture, including a few
terms, are rare and welcome in books for this age group." --
Booklist "Youngsters often struggling to keep their little bodies
from wriggling, their attention from drifting, will be comforted to
know that they are not unique and that something as basic as
breathing and yoga incorporated into a kid's life can be a
practical solution." -- Kirkus ReviewsBest Children's Books of the
Year - Bank Street College of Education
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"An excellent addition to any collection." -- School Library Journal
"[The] balanced compositions and bright colors nicely echo the warm, encouraging story about overcoming challenges, while the well-integrated details of Meena's Indian culture, including a few terms, are rare and welcome in books for this age group." -- Booklist
"Youngsters often struggling to keep their little bodies from wriggling, their attention from drifting, will be comforted to know that they are not unique and that something as basic as breathing and yoga incorporated into a kid's life can be a practical solution." -- Kirkus ReviewsChoices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)Ten Best Books, Edmonton Public Library Youth Services
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