Finding A Way
(p.naga prasad)
Finding a way
A simple,charming story abour working together tomake a
difference,chuskit Goes to School is a story about inclusin
that says allit takes togive the disabled rights is a
little bit of thought and a lot of will. Nine-Year ?old
chuskit longs to go to school- to wear a uniform,sing
songs,learn her tables and just be like other childredn her
age. But the trouble is she?s in a wheelchair and while
she can get around the house unaided,the path to the scholl
in rocky and there ia no bridge across the stream that the
children cross by hopping from stone tostone. So while her
little brother and cousins head off to school every day,she
watches wistfully and spends her time drawing and
sewing,one day,though,her friend Abdul decides to
dosomething about it and soon involves the whole school ina
project to get Chuskit to school. Author Sujatha
Padmanabhan?s language is simple and easy to read, and the
illustratins by Madhuvanti Anantharajan are realistic and
full of character. The story and the illustratins give the
briefest of glimpses into life ina little village in
Ladakh. The book, which has no copyright and can be
reproduced to raise awareness, has been brought out by the
Namgyal Institute for people with Disabilities and is based
on true incidents in villages there.
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