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My dadima wears a sari

Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sheth, Kashmira
Other Authors:	Jaeggi, Yoshiko (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Atlanta : Peachtree, 2007.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Saris > Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction. East Indian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 28 cm.
ISBN:	9781561453924 (hc.) 1561453927 (hc.)
Author Notes:	Kashmira Sheth was born in India with Guajarati as her mother tongue and began learning English in fifth grade. She had lived in Bhavnagar and Mumbai before moving to United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. Before becoming an author Kashmira had many different jobs, including running a dance school and choreographing and performing Indian dances, working in a bakery, and working as a food microbiologist. She is the author of several picture books, chapter books, and middle grade and young adult novels. Taking inspiration from her own life and experiences, much of Kashmira's work centers on Indian culture and features Indian and Indian American characters. Yoshiko Jaeggi was born in Kagoshima, Japan, which is famous for its volcano. She drew her first picture in the ashes that rained from the sky. Yoshiko was trained at the Osaka Municipal Institute of Fine Art and has illustrated several picture books. She lives in Maryland.