It's Diwali! (Bumba Books (R) -- It's a Holiday!) - Softcover

Sebra, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 151242921X ISBN 13: 9781512429213

Publisher: Lerner Classroom, 2017

Synopsis

What's the most important holiday in India? It's Diwali! This celebration is also known as the festival of lights. Learn what people do to celebrate this special holiday. Full-color photographs illustrate the beauty of the event, and carefully leveled text provides key facts. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help readers delve more deeply into the information and understand what makes this holiday unique.

About this title

Review:

"Diwali is perhaps the most important holiday in India. A five-day festival of lights, the celebration includes special prayers, colorful costume, family traditions, feasts, and gifts. Most notably, Diwali is known for the lighting of small oil lamps, called diyas, which are used to celebrate the holiday. Each page of this book includes photographs exploding with the color and vibrancy that is a hallmark of the holiday. A picture glossary defines unfamiliar terms. Leveled text offers the key ideas, and critical-thinking questions are included in the margins to check for comprehension and encourage higher-order application. These basic ideas are intended to not only provide an introductory understanding but also to encourage readers to connect Diwali traditions to their own experiences. Even readers who have never heard of Diwali before will not be able to miss the universality of many of the aspects of the holiday and the similarities between their own traditions and those of Indian culture."--Booklist

--Journal

About the Author:

Richard Sebra is a children's book author and journalist. He and his wife live in Vista, California, where they enjoy cooking, surfing, and hiking with their dogs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 151242921X
• ISBN 13: 9781512429213
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24