• Ali the Great and the Paper Airplane Flop (Ali the Great)

Ali the Great and the Paper Airplane Flop
(Ali the Great)

Author
Saadia Faruqi
Illustrator
Debby Rahmalia
Publication Date
August 01, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Ali the Great and the Paper Airplane Flop (Ali the Great)
Description

Ali Tahir joins in a paper airplane contest with a surprise twist. On a rainy day, Ali brings the fun to indoor recess by sharing his talent for building paper airplanes with his friends. But in a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is baffled by the results. Will airplane expert Ali flop or come out on top?

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
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781484681312
Lexile Measure
510
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Series
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
Friendship
Pakistani Americans
Paper airplanes
Saadia Faruqi
Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States when she was 22 years old. She writes the Yasmin series and popular middle-grade novels such as Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero. Besides writing books for kids, she also loves reading, binge-watching her favorite shows, and taking naps. She lives in Houston with her family. Ani Bushry graduated from the University of West England with a background in graphic design and illustration. She grew up listening to stories her mom used to tell her and always wanted to tell her own. She lives in the Maldives with her husband and cat, Lilo, whom she loves to spoil.
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