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Punita Rice

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Punita Rice is the author of The River's Daughter, a story about forbidden love, feminine rebellion, and river magic, inspired by the legend of Mirza Sahiba. This is her debut novel.

A former teacher and education researcher, she holds a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and is the author of a nonfiction book on South Asian American students in schools. The River’s Daughter is her debut novel. Her work has appeared in Berkeley Review of Education, Education Week Teacher, Radio New Zealand, The Baltimore Sun, and other publications. She has also written several children’s books for her sons, called The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny. Though she now works outside education, she remains passionate about storytelling, learning, and raising cu ...more

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	The River's Daughter 4.30 avg rating — 77 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toddler Weaning: Deciding to Gradually Wean your Toddler & Making it Happen 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South Asian American Experiences in Schools: Brown Voices from the Classroom it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunny & Sunny Learn the Planets of our Solar System 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunny Goes to Swimming Class (The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunny & Sunny Learn About Idioms: The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny Book 4 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Funny Words: The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny Book 5 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Goes To Kindergarten: The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny Book 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write & Self-Publish a Children’s Book in 7 Days: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Parents to Write, Format, & Publish a Beautiful Book Using Canva & Amazon KDP 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Funny Words: The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny, Book 5 by Punita Rice (Goodreads Author), Angela Lambru (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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