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Monsoon
Author
Illustrator
Jamel Akib
Publication Date
July 05, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Only 2 copies currently available
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Description
Get out your umbrellas!
Filled with stunning imagery and description, Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib depicts a wonderful children's story of anticipation, seasonal changes, and the beauty of urban India.
Children play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watching, waiting for those magical clouds to bring their gift of rain to the land. Through the observations of one young girl, the scents and sounds, the dazzling colors, and the breathless anticipation of a parched cityscape are vividly evoked during the final days before the welcome arrival of the monsoon.
Rhythmic prose and vivid chalk pastels flood the senses and take the reader on a tour of diverse urban India.
Filled with stunning imagery and description, Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib depicts a wonderful children's story of anticipation, seasonal changes, and the beauty of urban India.
Children play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watching, waiting for those magical clouds to bring their gift of rain to the land. Through the observations of one young girl, the scents and sounds, the dazzling colors, and the breathless anticipation of a parched cityscape are vividly evoked during the final days before the welcome arrival of the monsoon.
Rhythmic prose and vivid chalk pastels flood the senses and take the reader on a tour of diverse urban India.
Publication date
July 05, 2022
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250835116
Publisher
Square Fish
BISAC categories
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV029020 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Weather
JUV029020 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Weather
Kirkus
Richly colored illustrations and lyrical text...An expressive story about seasons, extremes, and waiting.
ALA/Booklist
A welcome glimpse into another culture and climate.
Uma Krishnaswami
Uma Krishnaswami is the author of several books for children, including Naming Maya. She was born in New Delhi, India, and now lives in Aztec, New Mexico.
Jamel Akib grew up in Malaysia and now lives in Leigh-on-Sea, England. Monsoon is his first picture book.More books like this