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Loading... Lights, Camera, Diwali! (edition 2016)by Amita Roy Shah (Author)
Work InformationLights, Camera, Diwali! by Amita Roy Shah
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is an OwnVoices book about an Indian holiday known as Diwali - “The Festival of Lights”. It is narrated by a young girl named Dia and starts off with her going through how they celebrate with lights like candles and sparklers and the story of why they celebrate Diwali by telling us about the return of Prince Rama and his family. I would for sure use this in my class to teach my students about different cultural holidays that they may be unaware of and also provide representation for students who may celebrate Diwali! ( ) no reviews | add a review
This book helps children gain a better understanding of Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Through this engaging story, children learn how Indian-American families celebrate Diwali in their homes. Dia receives a camera as Diwali gift and uses it to capture her memories of this special day. She takes photos of her family decorating clay lamps, creating unique rangoli designs, preparing sweets called ladoos, setting off firecrackers and more. This captivating story also helps children learn about why Diwali is celebrated. While Dia explores the rituals of Diwali with her camera, children learn about a Prince named Rama who was exiled into a forest for 14 years. After fighting off a demon, he is welcomed back into his city with a "row of lights." Children learn about how Diwali teaches us that light will overcome darkness and good will conquer evil. No library descriptions found. |
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