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Meena is a little girl who lives in a village with her parents, her grandmother, herbrother Raju and her baby sister, Rani. Mithu, the parrot, is her best friend. ,

In many ways, Meena is like any other little girl you know. She is friendly but is not afraidto ask questions. ~1 ,~a.:~~r~r t- •• • s

Share in Meena’s adventures as she laughs, climbs trees, asks questions and solvesproblems, and shows you all the things that a little girl can do. •&.

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It was a school holiday. Meena, Raju and their friend Sumi had finished all their chores, butit was too hot to play. Their one storybook had been read over and over again.

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Sumi was tired of reading the same book and she already knew every single word in it. Ifonly they had more books to read!

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That’s when Meena had a wonderful idea! Why should they wait for books? They couldmake their own! Sumi and Raju loved the idea. They decided to start right away and tell alltheir friends too.

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A little later, all the children were hard at work. Everyone had brought something – a fewsheets of paper, some colours, pencils and erasers and of course their story ideas!

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They helped each other write and draw and colour, and when the stories were ready, someof the older girls stitched the pages together.

When Teacher entered the classroom the next day, she was absolutely amazed!

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There were books everywhere! Some were even hung up across the room. And all of themwere so bright and beautiful.

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Teacher was really pleased with the books. She was also eager to show them to the schoolinspector.

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The school inspector was very impressed. She had never imagined that children could beso clever and creative. She wanted to take their ideas to all the other schools she visited.

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Teacher was excited too. Their school could make many other books, on all sorts of topics!

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Meena and her friends now have lots of books to read and Teacher helps them make newones. The children will not get bored again, and it is all because of Meena!

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United Nations Children’s Fund Telephone: 977-1-4417082

Regional Office for South AsiaP. O. Box 5815Lekhnath MargKathmandu, Nepal

Facsimilewww.unicef.org

977-1-4418466 / 4419479Other titles in this series

1. Count Your Chickens2. Dividing the Mango

3. Will Meena Leave School?4. Who’s Afraid of the Bully?5. Saving a Life6. Meena’s Three Wishes 26. Learning can be Fun!7. Say No to Dowry 27. Learning with Meena8. Too Young to Marry 28. School First, Marriage Later9. Take Care of Girls 29. Teacher Helps to Learn10. I Love School 30. Let’s Go to School Together11. It’s Got to Be a Boy!12. Meena in the City13. A Girl’s Story14. Learning to Love15. Strangers in the Village16. Reaching Out17. Meena And Her Friend18. It Could Happen to Anyone19. The Girls Came Back20. When Meena was Born21. When Meena was a little Girl

Also Available22. Seeing in the Dark23. Health in your Hands * Meena Educational Package

24. Safe from Worms * Video Cassettes

25. Baby Rani’s Four Visits * Radio Series Copyright © 2004