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I Is for India (World Alphabets)

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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.

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.

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.

I read this to a 3 year old that is obsessed with his Indian heritage and he absolutley loved it! Great information along with the real pictures (verses drawings).

This is a great book and part of a great new series. It tries hard to make the information all inclusive so that much of India is included. A great start to learning about India.

Nice photos and basic in format. My 2 y.o doesn't love it but does enjoy looking at the pictures.

Very elementary book. Uses some hindi words. Most hilarious example we found was 'S' for 'Sadhu'. How crazy is that!!!