Geeta's Day: From Dawn to Dusk in an Indian Village (A Child's Day) [Paperback]

Prodeepta Das (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2010 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: A Child's Day

Geeta's day begins as most children's do, but when she sets off to school, passing the kamar at the forge, the bhandari shaving a customer, and the mali weaving garlands of flowers to offer to the temple gods, her world begins to beat to the distinctive rhythm of Indian village life. Geeta's Day highlights the unique things that make her world special, but it also reveals that much is the same for children everywhere. Prodeepta Das' photography vividly conveys the heat and vibrancy of an Indian plains village, and his delightful dawn-to-dusk journal encourages young readers to compare and contrast Geeta’s day with their own.

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About the Author

Prodeepta Das was born in Cuttack, in eastern India. He is a freelance photographer and author whose pictures have been published in over 20 children's books. In 1991 Inside India, which he also wrote, won the Commonwealth Photographer's Award. Prodeepta's books for Frances Lincoln are P is for Pakistan, Prita Goes to India, K is for Korea, We are Britain!, Geeta's Day, I is for India, J is for Jamaica, Kamal Goes to Trinidad, P is for Poland, T is for Turkey, S is for South Africa, R is for Russia and B is for Bangladesh.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Reprint edition (April 27, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847801129
• ISBN-13: 978-1847801128
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 11 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully done, August 2, 2011

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This review is from: Geeta's Day: From Dawn to Dusk in an Indian Village (A Child's Day) (Paperback)

We obtained this item from the library in preparation to take our children (7 and 5) to India for the first time. How wonderful for them to see life in a south Indian village from a child's perspective. The story is gently written, with exactly the details a child would look for. We'll be buying our own copy.