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Meena is a little girl who lives in a village with her parents, her grandmother,
her brother 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 afraid to ask questions.
Sharei n Meena'sa dventuresa s she laughs,c l imbst rees,a sksq uest ionsa nd
solves problems, and shows you all the things that a little girl can do
Script:
Orginal concept:
Comic book adaptation:
Artisticd evelopment
and charactedr esigns:
Research:
Layout and design:
Creativeg uidancea nd
project management:
Rachel Carnegie
Neill Mckee
DeepaB alsavara nd
Deep Hari
Ram Mohan
Dr. Mira Aghi and research
teamsi n BangladeshIn. dia.
Nepal and Pakistan
Harsha Mehta
Kelvin Lopez
Sachin Satankar
Milind Kadam
Nuzhat Shahzadi
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decidedth att hew holev illages houldb e warneda gainsst uchg reedyp eoplew, how erem ore
interesteidn theirm oneyt hani n theird aughters.

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20. Other titles in this series
1. Count Your Ghickens
2. Dividingth e Mango
3. Will Meena Leave School?
4. Who's Afraid of the Bullv?
5. Saving a Life
6. Meena's Three wishes
7. Too Young to Marry
B. Take Care of Girls
9. I Love School
10. lt's Got to Be a Boy!
11. A Girls' Story
12. Meena in the City
Also Available
* Meena Educational Package
* Video cassettes
* Radio Series
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