Diwali
Festival of Lights
Published on 13. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4598-4187-1 (ISBN)
Description
Enlivened by personal stories, Diwali illuminates and celebrates how Hindu, Sikh and Jain traditions are kept alive in the modern world in this work of nonfiction for middle readers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
176 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4598-4187-1 (9781459841871)
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Person
Rina Singh is an award-winning children's author who is drawn to real-life stories about the environment and social justice. Her critically acclaimed books include Grandmother School, winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize; Diwali: A Festival of Lights, nominated for the Red Cedar Award; and 111 Trees, winner of the Social Justice Literature Award. Rina has an MFA in creative writing from Concordia University and a teaching degree from McGill University. She lives in Toronto.