Lighting a Lamp by Jonny Zucker

Lighting a Lamp by Jonny Zucker

It's Divali! Jon in the celebrations and follow a family as they make rangoli patterns, light divas and watch a brilliant fireworks display to celebrate their amazing festival of light. This delightful picture book is a simple introduction to the Divali festival for the very young.. Part of a pre-school series that introduces young children to world religions and focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. Also includes historical and cultural information at the end for parents and teachers.

"Each book presents an important religious festival in an appealing formatAppropriate bold and colourful illustrations cover each double page spread. These help highlight the cultural and religious nature of the festivals. The texts are brief and simple, telling the stories in a way that naturally explains the rationale behind the respective festivals through the activities and statements made by the children." Books for Keeps"

Jonny Zucker was a teacher and writer who worked in radio, played in several bands and dabbled in stand-up comedy. He composed music for a theatre in education company and ran his own publishing company in London.Jonny is the author of over thirty books for adults, teenagers and children. These include the Venus Spring books for Piccadilly Press and the Max Flash for Stripes. He also wrote the Festival Time! series, Dan and the Mudman, Striker Boy and Striker Boy Kicks Out for Frances Lincoln. 

Jan Barger Cohen has illustrated many children's picture books.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781845072933
ISBN 10	1845072936
Title	Lighting a Lamp
Author	Jonny Zucker
Series	Festival Time
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2005-09-01
Number of pages	24
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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