Count Your Way Through Iran [Library Binding]

James Haskins (Author), Kathleen Benson (Author), Farida Zaman (Illustrator)

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Gr. 2-4, younger for reading aloud. Titles in the ongoing Count Your Way series use a simple 1-to-10 number format to introduce basic cultural concepts about a specific country. This installment begins with a short paragraph of facts about Iran, including its size, population, and official language, followed by double-page spreads that tie an interesting aspect of Iranian life to a number between 1 and 10. One, for example, represents the number of Iranian car companies; 2 represents the Towers of Silence, an ancient, sacred site. Arabic-language numerals (and accompanying pronunciation guides) appear on each page, and the airy, stylized watercolors, including a map and an image of the Iranian flag, are instructive and cheerful. A good supplementary choice for early elementary discussions about the Middle East. The countries of Zimbabwe and Afghanistan are examined in other recent books in the series. Gillian Engberg
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 40 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575058812
• ISBN-13: 978-1575058818
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,311,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another sad example of poor research, April 22, 2008

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Simply Human (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Count Your Way Through Iran (Library Binding)

Here's another example of poor research (for a 2007 book) along with, to be fair, beautiful art that unfortunately doesn't even represent the landscape of Iran (i.e. Palm trees!) Even the cover view could be from an Iran of the 1910's. Come on: even some of the numbers are mispronounced! What a shame....and what a mediocrity in the age of information superhighway.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction, February 23, 2010

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This review is from: Count Your Way Through Iran (Paperback)

My nephews are half Persian and this counting book will give them (they're one) and their mom an introduction into the culture and heritage of Iran and Persia.