India ABC's, written by Marcie Aboff and illustrated by Frances Moore (Picture Window Books, Minneapolis, MN 2006) is a concept book introducing the culture of India. The reading lexile is ages 4-8.Each page is beautifully illustrated and shows the children something about the culture of India. It starts out, "A is for Art, B is for British India, C is for Cricket, D is for Diwali..." Each topic is explained in detail. I think that children would be interested in this book because the pictures tell a story about a far away place. It introduces clothing, food, spirituality, and leaders of India. I enjoyed reading this book.
I feel that it is important to honor the diversity in the classroom and that this would be a good book to have on the shelf.
Mini-lesson:
The students could do a group or individual project in which they chose one page of the book to do some further research on. We could find ways to bring it to life by eating parantha (flat bread) and learning about about a Diwali celebration.
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