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Grandmother School
Written by Rina Singh
illustrated by Ellen Rooney
Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a place to learn to read and write.
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Based on a true story from the village of Phangane, India, this brilliantly illustrated book tells the story of the grandmothers who got to go to school for the first time in their lives.
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A spirited book about gender, age, rights, and the importance of education.
-Kirkus
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