商品簡介
My First Book of Hindi Words is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces young children to Hindi language and Indian culture through everyday words.
The words profiled in this book are all commonly used in the Hindi language and are both informative and fun for English-speaking children to learn. The goals of My First Book of Hindi Words are multiple: to familiarize children with the sounds and structure of Hindi speech; to introduce core elements of Indian culture; to illustrate the ways in which languages differ in their treatment of everyday sounds; and to show how, through cultural importation, a single word can be shared between languages.
Both teachers and parents will welcome the book's cultural and linguistic notes, and appreciate how the book is organized in a familiar ABC structure. Each word is presented in Devanagari (Hindi script) and English.
With the help of this book, we hope more children (and adults) will soon be a part of the 180 million+ people worldwide that speak Hindi!
作者簡介
Rina Singh is an internationally published author of many critically acclaimed picture books. Her book — A Forest of Stories has been translated into several languages including Spanish and Korean. She grew up in India, learning and loving Hindi. She now lives in Toronto, Canada.
Farida Zaman is an Illustrator of many children's picture books, book jackets and educational publishing. She has worked for clients in the UK, USA and Canada. Trained in the UK, her global background has given her an insight to different cultures that gives an advantage to illustrate certain topics and stories. Farida has received recognition in her work and has won awards in Europe and North America. She lives with her husband, daughter and son in Toronto and works from her home studio.
