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This is a story of a little girl named Ruby who loved the color red! She used to live in a very big family in China. Although the girls in the family were allowed to learn reading and writing along with the fellow boys of the family, they were married off very soon. But Ruby wanted something differe Leggi tutto

এই গল্পটা এতো মি-ই-ষ্টি!! চীনের এক সম্ভ্রান্ত পরিবারের গল্প এটি যে পরিবারের ট্র‍্যাডিশন অনুযায়ী ছেলেরা সব ধরণের সুযোগ সুবিধা পায়। যে কোনো ফেস্টিভ্যালে উজ্জ্বল খেলনা থেকে শুরু করে হায়ার স্টাডিজের সুবিধা সব বাড়ির ছেলেদের জন্য বরাদ্দ ছিল। বাড়ির মেয়েদেরও সমান অধিকার থাকা উচিত এমনটা কেউ ভাবতে পারতো Leggi tutto

This is the story of the author’s grandmother, a little girl growing up in China in a wealthy and forward thinking family. She wants to go to University (at a time when it was rare for women to attend) more than she wants to get married. I really love Ruby’s grandfather; he’s a special man in so man Leggi tutto

I have read many children’s books that take place in China, but I had read a children’s book that is as inspirational and heartwarming as “Ruby’s Wish!” “Ruby’s Wish” is an Ezra Jack Keats award winning children’s book by Shirin Yim Bridges along with illustrations by Sophie Blackall that is a hear Leggi tutto

Based upon the childhood experiences of her own grandmother, Shirin Yim Bridges tells the delightful story of Ruby, a little girl living in "Old China," whose love of the color red, and intense desire for learning set her apart from her sisters and girl cousins. Fortunate enough to belong to a wealt Leggi tutto

This was a wonderful story, based on true events, that tells of a girl who wishes to to a university instead of getting married in the Chinese culture. All throughout her childhood, she stands out from the rest in her class and is seen to be very intelligent and have a passion for learning. While al Leggi tutto