What aspects of Iqbal's character make him different from the other child slaves?
How does he affect the people around him?

"We crowded in front of her loom. In the middle of the carpet, instead of simple read and yellow stripes, there was now a picture. It was of a kite.  A big, white kite, with long plumes tied to the tail.  They seemed to be fluttering in the wind, and there was a thin string that hung from the kite and bits of white that were clouds.  It was beautiful." (pg64)

Why did Ali weave a kite into her carpet design?

If you had the opportunity to say something to Iqbal what would it be?  Write Iqbal a letter.

Describe this novel in three words.

Iqbal had escaped but unfortunately he was apprehended by the police and returned to Hussain Khan.  Hussain bribed the policemen and once they left Iqbal was thrown in the tomb again.  Luckily, at the end of the chapter we realize that Iqbal has been released.  Make a prediction of what we will read next.  Where will the plot lead? What will occur next?  What will happen to our main character and supporting characters?

This is a beautiful blue bukhara carpet.  Only a very skilled and diligent weaver can produce this rare carpet.  in our novel, we learn how Iqbal weaved this carpet all by himself, however, right before it was going to be sold by Hussain Khan he Iqbal did something very surprising to this exquisite piece of art.  Explain both what he did and why you think he did it.

What have you learned about child labor from reading the novel Iqbal?  Please list all the facts which you have learned.

 

My name is Iqbal.  Who am I?

Breaking News!! Iqbal has escaped!  While no one was watching, he climbed up the wall, squeezed through the little tiny window in the back work room, and managed to jump to the ground.  When he landed he sprang to his feet, and ran through the neighbors garden.  He climbed up over the old stone fence and jumped to his freedom!  Where will he go? What's going to happen next? 

Iqbal: A Novel

 When Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused children there.  It is Iqbal that explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as their slaves indefinitely.  But it is also Iqbal that inspires the other children to look for a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there.