The story the author shares within this book is very detailed in the sense of putting reader/listener in the view point of Ntombi. Ntombi's story of how she faces her fears to become a big girl and be able to help out more for her family was such a wonderful story to read. As for a classroom? I think this book would work best in a 3rd or 4th grade classroom. The story is a bit long for younger students to have to sit through. For this grade range I think it would work best in, because its a bit more structured, it has some challenging words in the African language that is being spoken. Which would give students a chance to challenge themselves in being able to try and pronounce new words that they might not be very familiar with. ( )