Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy

Extreme weather affects two children's lives in very different ways and shows how the power of nature can bring us together.

One girl. One boy. Their lives couldn't be more different.

While she turns her shoulder to sandstorms and blistering winds, he cuffs his pants when heavy rains begin to fall.

As the weather becomes more severe, their families and animals must flee to safety--and their destination shows that they might be more alike than they seem.

The journeys of these two children experiencing weather extremes in India highlight the power of nature and the resilience of the the human spirit.

Author: Tara Dairman
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/12/2020
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 10.70w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780525518068
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 517771 / Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020 pg. 117
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2020
Booklist 04/15/2020 pg. 52
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2020 pg. 111
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Tara Dairman is the author of the middle-grade novels All Four Stars, The Stars of Summer, Stars So Sweet, and The Great Hibernation. She holds a BA in creative writing from Dartmouth College and has traveled to more than ninety countries. Tara continually draws inspiration for her writing from the landscapes she moves through and people she meets; she currently lives in an RV with her family, adventuring around the United States and beyond.

Archana Sreenivasan is the illustrator of Rapunzel by Chloe Perkins, Diwali by Hannah Eliot, and many upcoming picture books. Her illustrations have also appeared in numerous magazines and comics. She studied animation film design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and participated in a summer residency at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where she studied illustration. She finds the natural world and people watching most inspiring and is endlessly fascinated by cats. Archana lives in Bangalore, India.