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Today is Rashin's first day of school in America, and she is excited to learn all that she can. When she arrives at school her new teacher uses the method of shapes to help each student introduce themselves and tell where they are from. A good lesson in geography.......more

The brightly illustrated story of a first day of school in a new country is cleverly told through students identifying their families origins in countries and states and cities by highlighting their shapes. Florida looks like a dog's tongue, Long Island like a fish, and Japan like a seahorse, just t......more

In this charming picture book that I would rank 3.5, Rashin is a little bit nervous about her first day of school in a new country, but her mother has prepared a breakfast with embellishments in various shapes to amuse her. Rashin remembers her homeland of Iran fondly and recalls how some of the boy......more

A cute book about a girl who has just come to the United States and is observing shapes in the world around her. She starts out at home and has the reader looking for more smiley faces. She moves on as they are walking to school as she sees other shapes in the world around her. Once she gets to her......more