To Market! To Market!
by Anushka Ravishankar
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A much-loved Tara classic children's title is released in paperback for the first time. In India, a little girl goes to her local market, and her mother gives her a pocketful of change. But the girl has no idea what to buy - perhaps 'something funny, nice or even strange'. But among the rich and colorful wonders of the market, from jolly bangle sellers to massive spice stands, flower shops to mask makers, she finds that the real fun's not in the buying after all!She loves discovering show more wonderful, colorful stalls: "Jangle, Jangle, Jangle, I'm a bangle-holding stand," and "Silly, Silly, Silly, I'm a chili sort of sneeze." Told in Anushka Ravishankar's inimitable nonsense verse and illustrated in Emanuele Scanziani's vibrant paintings, this children's story is a bold and busy tribute to the vitality of everyday India. Award-winning Italian artist Emanuele Scanziani has created an exuberant Indian market with innovative typography that combines with the nonsense-verse to make a truly sumptuous, vibrant feast. US Grade Level Equivalent: 2 US Guided Reading Level: L show lessTags
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A young girl accompanies her mother to market, supremely conscious of the money she has been given for a treat. What will she buy? A pet, perhaps? A toy? The choices are endless, and as the girl explores the many stalls, imagining herself as everything from bangle-seller to fish, she forgets all about her purchase...
This lovely picture-book, featuring rhyming text and colorful artwork, offers young readers a joyous portrait of one girl's imaginative play. Described in a 2006 Horn Book article as the author who has introduced India's children to the genre of literary nonsense, Ravishankar delivers an immensely readable tale in To Market! To Market!, while Italian illustrator Emanuele Scanziani's artwork fairly leaps off the page, adding show more to the sense of motion and fun. show less
This lovely picture-book, featuring rhyming text and colorful artwork, offers young readers a joyous portrait of one girl's imaginative play. Described in a 2006 Horn Book article as the author who has introduced India's children to the genre of literary nonsense, Ravishankar delivers an immensely readable tale in To Market! To Market!, while Italian illustrator Emanuele Scanziani's artwork fairly leaps off the page, adding show more to the sense of motion and fun. show less
A little girl goes to market with a pocketful of change–and no idea what to buy from all the happy chaos around her. But among the rich and colorful wonders of the market, she finds that the real fun is not in the buying after all! Anushka Ravishankar’s comic verse and Emanuele Scanziani’s vibrant paintings pay a bold and busy tribute to the vitality of everyday India.
"Ein kleines Mädchen geht mit einer Tasche voll Kleingeld auf den Markt – und hat keine Ahnung, was sie in all dem fröhlichen Chaos um sie herum kaufen soll. Aber inmitten der reichen und farbenfrohen Wunder des Marktes stellt sie fest, dass der wahre Spaß nicht im Kaufen liegt! Anushka Ravishankars komische Verse und Emanuele Scanzianis lebendige Gemälde sind show more eine kühne und lebhafte Hommage an die Vitalität des alltäglichen Indiens." show less
"Ein kleines Mädchen geht mit einer Tasche voll Kleingeld auf den Markt – und hat keine Ahnung, was sie in all dem fröhlichen Chaos um sie herum kaufen soll. Aber inmitten der reichen und farbenfrohen Wunder des Marktes stellt sie fest, dass der wahre Spaß nicht im Kaufen liegt! Anushka Ravishankars komische Verse und Emanuele Scanzianis lebendige Gemälde sind show more eine kühne und lebhafte Hommage an die Vitalität des alltäglichen Indiens." show less
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