Genius Neema is one of those unruly kids who like to experience everything themselves. Good thing his teacher, Ms. Bala, herself does not like the dry teachings in her classroom. That is why Neema and his classmates are often out and about the city, looking for ways to be mischievous. They love going on field trips. Atoosa Salehi, the

The author of this new, fun series has tried to capture the true essence of city life for today’s children. She also was inspired by her son’s and his friends’ fun stories from school.

The first book of this series, The Littler Collecting Athletes, is the story of that time Neema and his classmates go hiking. This is also an environmental field trip, full of fun and exciting events. There are supposed to collect the litter other people have left in the mountain. However, their teacher sprains her ankle and eventually, nothing goes on as planned. The second book, Going to the Museum, is about the kids’ trip to the museum. They are excited to wander around the labyrinth of history and learn lots of new things. Yet again, Neema’s nosey friend, and the new exchange student who is from Japan, get trapped in a hidden room at the museum. The third book, as you can guess from the title, is about a food festival. Neema and his friends decide to make a Japanese cuisine called Economy Yaki and a series of fun things happen. The fourth and last book of this series will be published in Summer 2020.

This series is ideal for children who enjoy reading graphic novels. In all four books, there are ten fun suggestions and activities for kids like Neema, who like reading books, laughing out loud, and learn.

Through reading this series, students can create interesting experiences in and out of school.

Atoosa Salehi is an award winning, well-known Iranian author, translator, and poet. She is Ofoq Publishers’ editor for children and young adults’ section. She started writing this series when her older son was the same ag as Neema and finished it, when her younger son was about Neema’s age. As a kid, she loved skating and her knees were almost always scarred.

She has written and translated over 60 books and won numerous awards, such as Book of the Year. Some of her works have been translated to English, German, and Arabic. She lives with her husband and two sons in Tehran.

Naseem Bahari, the series’ illustrator, was born in Tehran (1987). She holds the BA in Graphic Design. Bahari has been working in this field since 2006.