Our World: India

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Come along for a day in India! Wake to a myna bird's song, dine on dal, count mango trees and more. Author Meera Sriram (A Gift for Amma, Dumpling Day) and illustrator Neethi draw on their personal experience of life in India to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers. AGES: 0 to 4 AUTHOR: Meera Sriram grew up in Chennai, India and moved to the U.S in 1999. An engineer in the past, she now enjoys writing, leading early literacy programs and advocating for diverse bookshelves. She has also written A Gift for Amma and Dumpling Day for Barefoot Books, and contributed a story to Water: A Deep Dive of Discovery. Learn more at www.meerasriram.com. Neethi is an illustrator and muralist based out of Bangalore, India. Bright pattern-infused scenes, with a touch of fantasy, are a recurring theme in her work. She once won first place for her rendition of "The Monkey and the Cap Seller" in kindergarten. Neethi has an irrational fear of ellipses. For more information, visit www.neethi.co.in. SELLING POINTS: . Author Meera Sriram and illustrator Neethi draw on their lived experience of life in India to create this book . A focus on daily life in India, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world . Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers . Endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book

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Within this one board book, children will have a sense of the clothing, jewelry, sights, and sounds of another country, vividly evoked by paintings and in language, and stamped with the love of the families shown School Library Journal
Drawing on both its creators roots, this entry in the brilliant Our World series introduces the nation of India and its culture by allowing little readers to spend a day there. It begins with a friendly Namaste! as a mother and daughter greet the morning. Neethis bright colors and striking contrasts are a welcoming visual hook, delivering in double-spreads all the vibrancy associated with Indian art as mother and daughter hit the usual beats of a childs day, playing, cleaning, eating, walking, playing again, and finally sleeping. All of their experiences give glimpses of the countrys landscape, wildlife, architecture, fashion, food, technology, and moreall of it radiating beauty and joy. Naturally inserted into Srirams gently rhythmic text are common Hindi words (namaste, kala tika, dal) and numbers (one through three), each of which comes paired with the Hindi script and a pronunciation guide, and two back matter spreads expand just enough on the concepts introduced within. Beautifully compiled and gently informative, this is an exceptional part of a must-have series for board-bookcollections.
Ronny Khuri

Author Bio

Meera Sriram grew up in Chennai, India and moved to the U.S in 1999. An engineer in the past, she now enjoys writing, leading early literacy programs and advocating for diverse bookshelves. She has also written A Gift for Amma and Dumpling Day for Barefoot Books, and contributed a story to Water: A Deep Dive of Discovery. Learn more at www.meerasriram.com.

Neethi is an illustrator and muralist based out of Bangalore, India. Bright pattern-infused scenes, with a touch of fantasy, are a recurring theme in her work.
She once won first place for her rendition of "The Monkey and the Cap Seller" in kindergarten. Neethi has an irrational fear of ellipses. For more information, visit www.neethi.co.in.