2. Meenai s a littleg irlw ho livesi n a villagew ithh erp arentsh, erg randmother,
her brotherR aju,a nd her babys ister,R ani.M ithu,t he parrot,is her bestf riend.
ln manyw ays,M eenai s likea nyo therl ittleg irly ou know.S he is friendlyb ut is
not afraid to ask questions.
Sharei n Meena'sa dventureas s she laughsc, limbst rees,a sksq uestionsa nd
solvesp roblemsa, nd showsy ou all the thingst hata littleg irlc and o.
Script: Deepa Balsavar
Orginal concept: Neill Mckee
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Renu Ghosh
Gur indeGr ulat i
Alka Malhotra
Henk Norden
Rachna Sharma
K Suresh
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Artistic development
and characterd esign:
Comic book adaptation:
Creative guidance and
project management:
Ram Mohan
Deepa Balsavar
Harsha Mehta
Nuzhat Shahzadi
UNICEF - Rosa
Produced with support from The Government of Norway

3. Hi, I am Meena!
Will you do
somethingfo r me?
Look at your hands.
Are they clean?
Tell me after you read
this story.
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5. Didy ou knowt hatg ermsc ausem osto f thesei llnessesT? heyg et on our hands
and undero ur f ingernai lisn the lat r ineo r f romp layingin mud and di r to r f rom
animalsW. hen we put thesed irtyf ingerst o our moutho r eat withoutw ashing
our hands,t hent he germsg et insideo ur bodies.
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8. It was such fun . . .
Wash hands
in runningw ater.
Scrubw ell,
with soap.
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9. And we were learninga t the samet ime!
Clean
between fingers
and under nails.
Germs
love hiding
undern ai ls.
So keep them
short!

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12. So we passedo n the messageo f cleanlinestso them.

14. Wash your hands!
Wash your hands!
Now tell me:
are you sure
that your hands
are clean?
Remember,
washingh ands
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16. Other titles in this series
1. Count Your Chickens
2. Dividingt he Mango
3. Will Meena Leave School?
4. Who's Afraid of the Bully?
5. Saving a Life
6. Meena's Three Wishes
7. Say No to Dowry
8. Too Young to Marry
9. Take Care of Girls
10. I Love School
11. lt's Got to Be a Boy!
12. Meena in the City
13. A Girls'Story
14. Learningt o Love
15. Strangersin the Village
16. ReachingO ut
17. Meena and Her Friend
18. lt Could Happen toAnyone
19. The Girls Came Back
20. When Meena was Born
21. When Meena was a Little Girl
22. Seeing in the Dark
23. Safe from Worms
Also Available
" Meena Educational Package
* Video cassettes
" Radio Series
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