I Is for India (World Alphabets) [Paperback]

Prodeepta Das (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: World Alphabets

With a special focus on Indian children, this book captures the stunning variety of life in a country that is also a subcontinent. Using an A-Z format, Prodeepta Das introduces young readers to social details both ancient and modern, such as the happy chaos of bustling cities, where the cinema rules, as well as the quiet traditions of rural life. I Is for India contains beautiful images of everything from Mehndi, elaborate filigrees of tattoos worn by young women at weddings and festivals, to the country's splendid national bird, the peacock.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Informative and a useful addition to the study of the Indian subcontinent. www.writeaway.org.uk This book is a refreshing change from the many detailed, often tedious, accounts of life in a foreign country. Junior Education Beautifully photographed pictorial alphabet which replaces Kiplingesque view of the Subcontinent with vibrant images of contemporary Indian life. Independent

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 (August 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845073207
• ISBN-13: 978-1845073206
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Alphabet

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I is for India, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I Is for India (Turtleback)

I is For India - Podeepta Das

Aspects of subject included Language. Culture. Religion. Festivals. Animals. Daily life.

Structure and organisation of the text The book is an A to Z of India. Each page has a letter, a description of something starting with that letter, and an accompanying photo.

Ways in which information is presented Text - The font is standard except for the letter on each page. Photos

Helpful features No need for an index, as it is in alphabetical order.

The photographs are well selected, they carry a lot of extra information. Cross curricular. Information is given space to breath.

Potential difficulties Indian words may be trick to pronounce and recognise. Only covers one area of a vast continent.

Reading skills required Average general level of reading. Alphabetical order. Fair amount of Indian words, which would be difficult to recognise for many children.

Implications for teaching Cross curricular - Geography, RE, English.

Well presented so could be used in a display. Children could produce a book such as P is for Philidelphia, about their own area. Could be used with younger children as an introduction to alphabetical order, or with very young children as a "read with mother", starts with E - it's an -Elephant! - that's right ,well done, kind of a book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am using this as a picture book., March 19, 2004

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Rashmi Sinha (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Is for India (Paperback)

I showed this to my 1 and half year old daughter six months ago, and she still hasn't tired of it. The pictures are great and spark a lot of questions. I would recommend this to anyone who has a love of travel and other cultures.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, September 23, 2007

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Arleen (Fayetteville, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: I Is for India (World Alphabets) (Paperback)

This beautiful alphabet book captures not only the look but also the spirit of India. The images were taken in the state of Orissa, but to my eyes (here in the U.S.) they appear to be representative of the country as a whole.