Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Study Guide consists of approx. 64 pages of summaries and analysis on Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples. Browse the literature study guide below:
This first chapter introduces the reader to Shabanu, the main character. She is eleven years old. She has a thirteen-year-old sister named Phulan who will be getting married soon. In the opening scene, the two girls carry water from the water basin back to their hut. It is dry and water is scarce. Their Mama sits in the courtyard by their hut sewing Phulan's wedding clothes. An extended family including an aunt and her two sons and a grandfather all live together. (read more)
