Celebrating Norouz (Persian New Year) [Paperback]

Yassaman Jalali (Author)

Book Description

Simple and colorful, this book introduces the Persian New Year to young children. It includes 3 simple crafts which provide parents and teachers practical and easy ways to celebrate Norouz at home and at school.

Product Details

• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: Saman Publishing (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972802002
• ISBN-13: 978-0972802000
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Explore the World > Middle East

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explaining Norouz From a Second Generation Perspective, October 20, 2003

By 

Mina Marshall (Vienna, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celebrating Norouz (Persian New Year) (Paperback)

This book ended my desperate search for material to present to my kids'
schools about Norooz! Ever since my first child started pre-school (he
is 8 now and in 3rd grade), I have been looking for a good book to
introduce Norooz to his classmates. Every year, I have done my
improvisation of what I thought was the best language for kids to
follow. But needless to say, my presentations would go way over their
head, and I could see that they were anxious for me to pass the goodies
around!! Last year, I ordered a video called "bachehaye Bahar". It was
supposed to have a description of Norooz in English as well. It was yet
another disappointment. Besides the very bad quality of filming and
sound, the whole thing was in Farsi!

In this book, Yassaman talks about Norooz very eloquently from a child's
perspective who is born and raised here in the US (San Jose). Both my
kids, 6 and 8 enjoyed the book and now for the first time, I finally
have a book to share with their class about Norooz! I highly recommend
it to all parents with young children.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for 2 to 8 year olds, February 24, 2006

By 

Maryam Kamarei (Los Altos Hills, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celebrating Norouz (Persian New Year) (Paperback)

The book is well written and simple. Perfect for little ones who have a short attention span and love colorful pictures. The book is perfect to read to a pre-school class. The activities in the back of the book were also a hit with my 4 year old. Also a perfect gift for youngsters, your pre-school and local library.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for your child and his/her school library. Wish it had the Farsi translation alongside the English text., March 28, 2007

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M. Loghmani (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celebrating Norouz (Persian New Year) (Paperback)

My children attend the local Montessori program. I bought two copies of the book, one for them at home and one for their school. Before the new year I donated the book along with a small Sabzeh (sprouts grown for Persian New Year) to the classroom library. Their teacher loved it and read the book aloud for other children.
I read this and all other books in Farsi for my children, so I wish the author had provided the Farsi translation as well. They are at an age now that can distinguish Farsi script from English, and wonder how or why I am reading an English book in Farsi!