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India – T is for Taj Mahal – Book review
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“T is for Taj Mahal” – Varsha Bajaj (Author) and Robert Crawford (Illustrations)
On our journey around the world as part of our “Around the World in 12 Dishes” challenge, we reached India and our partners at Sleeping Bear Press (and no, this is not a sponsored post!) had a beautiful book on the topic, titled “T is for Taj Mahal”. It follows the same principle as “D is for Dala Horse”, their book on the Nordic Countries, with taking every letter of the alphabet and picking an India related subject.
It comes in the same size of about 10×10 inches, helping the great illustrations pop and deliver a distinctly visual side to the very interesting content. Again each letter has a drawing, a little two- to four-line poem related to it and also some more facts, so your child can actually grow with this book, since you can start with the images and the poems (like in our case), and then as time progresses to the additional information. For someone, who had never immersed himself into the culture of the Indian sub-continent (i.e. myself), it was a highly informative read, since it also contains a few very interesting facts, such as the number zero originating in India!
“T is for Taj Mahal” is another wonderful book in this series, which is suited for your 2-year old as well as older kids and even adults, with beautiful drawings and great educational value, an excellent way to explore India and its rich and, to us, exotic culture, I definitely recommend this one.
A big thank you again goes out to Sleeping Bear Press, not just for a review copy of this book, but also a giveaway copy! This giveaway is open to readers worldwide, no matter where you are, we will not restrict the participation, all you have to do is enter through the Rafflecopter below and cross your fingers that you will be the lucky winner!
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Written by Alex
Alex is is taking most of the photos (which is why you don’t see much of him) and from time to time he will also post about some of the activities that he’s been a part of. He also acts as editor for posts, technical troubleshooter and messes around with the WordPress behind-the-scenes stuff. Other than spending time with Nico and Valerie, he enjoys Heavy Metal, writing reviews about it, football (the European kind, the one here in North America he calls “handegg”) and trying out new twists on food.
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Looks like another great book!
We love reading the letter books. Can’t wait to read this one.
We have l is for lone star…would love to add t is for taj mahal to our collection. Please pick us.
My husband is from India and we would love to have this book to read with our children! Looks like a terrific book!
Looks like a lovely book. Thanks!
Sounds like a great book!
Very educational!
I love alphabet books, and I would enjoy reading that to my granddaughter.Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you Patricia for entering. Yes, it is a wonderful book, actually the whole series is great!
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thanks for the chance!
I love sleeping bear press- I have several of their books and my kids love them!
Thanks for the giveaway. My daughter will love this book.
Sounds like a neat book. We are a part-Indian family, so I am always on the lookout for good books about it for the kids. Thanks for the chance to get one in a giveaway.
I love alphabet books and this one looks fabulous. I love Indian culture and would love to introduce my boys a bit more to it!
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Ooh! I would love to read this book with my children as we are in process to adopt from India!
I think its very important to teach kids about the world. My book loving son’s 5th bday is coming up soon and he would love this!
This looks like an awesome book to introduce kids to a different culture.
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Love the worlds alphabet books. would love to win this one. we have l is for lone star and love it!