Count Your Way Through Iran (Library Binding)

~ (Author), Kathleen Benson (Author), Farida Zaman (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: Caspian Sea

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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 4-8
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (August 15, 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: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,089,685 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

By	Simply Human (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

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.