""Ali Tahir participa en un concurso de aviones de papel con un giro sorpresivo. En un día lluvioso, Ali lleva la diversión al recreo en el interior al compartir su talento para construir aviones de papel con sus amigos. Pero en un concurso para ver quién tiene el avión que podrá volar más lejos, Ali queda desconcertado por los resultados. ¿Ali, el experto en aviones, fracasará o saldrá victorioso? Ali el Grande, de la autora de Yasmín, Saadia Faruqi, es una encantadora serie de libros de capítulos sobre Ali Tahir, un estudiante paquistaní-estadounidense de segundo grado. Las grandes ideas de Ali resonarán entre los lectores jóvenes que creen que cada problema tiene una solución creativa: ¡solo hay que encontrarla! Ali Tahir joins in a paperairplane contest with a surprise twist. On a rainy day, Ali brings the fun to indoor recess by sharing his talent for building paper airplanes with his friends. But in a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is baffled by the results. Will airplane expert Ali flop or come out on top? Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Ali's big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution-you just have to find it!""-- Provided by publisher.

On a rainy day at recess, second grader Ali Tahir teaches his classmates to make and fly paper airplanes, but when they have a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is disappointed by the results of his throw. Includes instructions of making paper airplanes.