A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram

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Web ID: 15924505

In this book inspired by the author's hometown of Chennai, India, a girl explores the vibrant rainbow of delights in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her amma (mother). Endnotes explain all the items on sale and introduce readers to markets around the world.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - 4-9 years
    • Format - Hardcover
    • Product dimensions - 8.7" W x 10.8" H x 0.4" D
    • Genre - Picture Book
    • Publication Date: 08-21-2020
    • Page count - 32
    • ISBN - 9781646860616
    • Meera Sriram (Author)
    • Publisher: Barefoot Books

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4 years ago
from CA

Great for Read Alouds--engaging language!

A vibrant story about a girl on a quest to find the perfect gift for Amma. Readers journey through the outdoor market in India, exploring textures, scents, sounds, and community, while searching for the just right present. Engaging art paired with poetic language, make this book one for repeat reads and perfect for story time! Highly recommend!

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4 years ago
from Thornton, CO

Experience an Indian marketplace!

This book offers readers a chance to journey through an Indian market, experiencing the sights, sounds, and smells for themselves. Rich language describes the market wares as the main character explores, looking for a gift for her Amma. Readers are introduced to the colors found in the marketplace using beautiful words like saffron, vermillion, and indigo. Vibrant illustrations accompany this lovely story, and back matter allows readers to learn more about markets around the world. Because this is a color concept book, it's suitable for very young readers, but because of the wonderful vocabulary, the items in the marketplace, and the back matter, the book also lends itself to higher-level discussions and could be used into upper Elementary grades (and potentially higher). Highly recommended for schools, libraries, and homes.

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