Coming Home: A Story About Divali (Celebration Stories)

Coming Home: A Story About Divali (Celebration Stories)

by JamilaGavin (Author)

Synopsis

It's almost Divali and there's lots to do. Preeta and her family go out shopping for new clothes for the celebration - but then Preeta gets lost. Will she be found in time for the party? Meanwhile, Prince Rama and Princess Sita are banished from their kingdom to the jungle, where Sita is kidnapped by demons. The monkey God, Hanuman, comes to Rama's aid but will they ever find Sita again? Introductory text explains the significance of the festival and there is a full glossary of unfamiliar terms at the end of the story.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Publisher: Hodder Wayland
Published: 18 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 0750236582
ISBN 13: 9780750236584
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Jamila Gavin was the Winner of the Whitbread Prize 2001, Shortlisted for Caregie and Shortlisted for the Blue Peter 2001 Award for the novel Coram Boy . She was also Shortlisted for a Guardian Award for Wheel of Surya .

Media Reviews
Well told. -- TES 20020906 'an attractive new series which manages to use lively, well-illustrated fiction as a back-drop for RE, Citizenship and PSHE without being off-puttingly didactic or preachy.' -- School Librarian Journal, Winter 2002 20020906
Author Bio
Jamila Gavin was the winner of the Whitbread Prize 2001, Shortlisted for Carnegie and Shortlisted for the Blue Peter 2001 Award, for her novel children's novel 'Coram Boy'. She was also shortlisted for a Guardian Award for Wheel of Surya.