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Checked out
Due July 12, 2024
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Description
A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.
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Publication
Barefoot Books (2020), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member StephMWard
Visit a market in India while learning about vibrant colors in this sensory picture book. Meera Sriram puts an authentic focus on details and bright, bold illustrations add to this wonderful story as readers follow a young girl through a typical Indian market looking for a gift for her mother. The
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back matter includes an interesting collection of details about items discussed within the text as well as examples of markets around the world. An engaging, visual trip to India! Show Less
LibraryThing member melodyreads
Learn about a market in India; author also shares information about famous markets around the world.
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
A young girl visits her local marketplace, taking in all the sights and sounds and aromas as she looks for a perfect gift for her mother.
This is a beautiful book, practically vibrating with its colorful images on each page. The language, especially when combined with the illustrations, is
This book is especially important for rounding out classroom or library shelves to be more diverse and inclusive. But it's also just a sweet story about a mother and a child, which is a universal story.
This is a beautiful book, practically vibrating with its colorful images on each page. The language, especially when combined with the illustrations, is
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incredibly evocative and the reader feels as though they can hear the jingle of bangles and breathe in the aroma of turmeric.This book is especially important for rounding out classroom or library shelves to be more diverse and inclusive. But it's also just a sweet story about a mother and a child, which is a universal story.
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LibraryThing member nbmars
The book, a veritable feast for the eyes, begins with the exclamation “It’s market day in town!” (The author tells us at the end of the book that the market in this story is based on the ones in her hometown, Chennai, in India.) A little girl goes to the market to choose something special for
Peacock feathers
Vermilion powder
Saffron strands
Jasmine blooms
Lotus buds
Charcoal for roasting
Indigo cotton for clothes
Turmeric spice
Terracotta pots for the kitchen
. . . .
What would her mother (Amma) want? The little girl finally settles on something:
“I pick a bangle in every shade
And hand over my pocket money.
. . . . a rainbow just for Amma!”
At the end of the story, the author adds information about each of the items the little girl passed at the bazaar, and highlights some notable markets from around the world. Real photos of the author at her hometown market conclude the book.
In an interview, the author explained:
"I grew up in India and every time I stepped out to the street, there was so much to take in – color
She more than rose to the occasion in this book, with no little help from her wonderful illustrator, Mariona Cabassa. Cabassa has created incredibly vivid pictures in a riot of color so evocative of the senses you will want to look at them over and over. In fact, I thought she was perhaps “enhancing” the visual experience of a market until I saw the actual photos at the end of the book, which are very similar. The pictures and text will have you dreaming of travel so you can experience markets like this.
Evaluation: Readers will be entranced by this presentation of the sights, sounds, and colors of an Indian market.
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her mother. As she makes her way through the colorful bazaar, she wonders, “Which gift is as special as my Amma?” I could empathize with her dilemma as she considered each gloriously-depicted item in turn: Peacock feathers
Vermilion powder
Saffron strands
Jasmine blooms
Lotus buds
Charcoal for roasting
Indigo cotton for clothes
Turmeric spice
Terracotta pots for the kitchen
. . . .
What would her mother (Amma) want? The little girl finally settles on something:
“I pick a bangle in every shade
And hand over my pocket money.
. . . . a rainbow just for Amma!”
At the end of the story, the author adds information about each of the items the little girl passed at the bazaar, and highlights some notable markets from around the world. Real photos of the author at her hometown market conclude the book.
In an interview, the author explained:
"I grew up in India and every time I stepped out to the street, there was so much to take in – color
She more than rose to the occasion in this book, with no little help from her wonderful illustrator, Mariona Cabassa. Cabassa has created incredibly vivid pictures in a riot of color so evocative of the senses you will want to look at them over and over. In fact, I thought she was perhaps “enhancing” the visual experience of a market until I saw the actual photos at the end of the book, which are very similar. The pictures and text will have you dreaming of travel so you can experience markets like this.
Evaluation: Readers will be entranced by this presentation of the sights, sounds, and colors of an Indian market.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 10.5 inches
ISBN
1646860624 / 9781646860623