A young Asian-Indian-American girl grows in self-confidence when she learns to practice yoga and apply the underlying principles to her performance in a school play.
It is sure to spark interest in yoga, and provide comfort to all children as they struggle to overcome the everyday obstacles to growing up..
The Happiest Tree is a gentle and empowering story of a young girl\'s road to self-confidence.
Little does Meena know she is about to find a way to grow from the inside out, just like a tree, and move beyond her feelings of clumsiness and frustration.
One day at the Indian grocery store, Meena sees a yoga class in progress, and the store owner convinces her to try the children\'s class.
She is just too clumsy to be a quiet, steady tree.
But when she learns that she must play one of the trees in the forest, Meena\'s excitement vanishes.
Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.
Choices, Cooperative Children\'s Book Center (CCBC) Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.
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A young Asian-Indian-American girl grows in self-confidence when she learns to practice yoga and apply the underlying principles to her performance in a school play
