Ali and his classmates are excited for their field trip to the natural history museum. Ali brags to his friends that he's a dinosaur pro! But when Ali gets his facts wrong, he's really embarrassed. Some dino pro he is! Then, Ali learns that mistakes can also be opportunities...
Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Ali's big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution--you just have to find it!
Publication date
August 01, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781484681190
Lexile Measure
510
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Series
Ali the Great
Universe
Saadia Faruqi Chapter Books
Ali the Great
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
Library of Congress categories
Dinosaurs Pakistani Americans School field trips Embarrassment Natural history museums
Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States when she was 22 years old. She is a Pakistani American writer and interfaith activist. She writes the popular early-reader series Yasmin and Ali the Great, as well as middle-grade novels such as The Strongest Heart, A Thousand Questions, Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero, and The Partition Project. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her family. Saadia Faruqi nació en Pakistán y se mudó a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 22 años. Es una escritora paquistaní-estadounidense y activista interreligiosa. Escribe las populares series de lectura temprana Yasmin y Ali el Grande, así como novelas para grados intermedios como The Strongest Heart, A Thousand Questions, Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero y The Partition Project. Vive en Houston, Texas, con su familia.
