2102nd BLOG POST
8th Book
of 2024
As mentioned in my
previous book review, I have been reading a series which is targeted for
school-going children. Sonalika
Publications has launched a new series called “Tales of Different Tails,”
inspired by the authors’ frequent zoo visits and their keen observation of
animal behaviour. They believe that despite humans evolving significantly over
thousands of years, a trace of our primal, monkey-like nature still remains
within us.
The first book in
this series was named “Introduction” as it is literally the introduction of
this series on how the main five characters of this book came together. The 2nd
book is named “Friends” which narrates one of the tales which describes their
friendship.
One notable feature
of this book is the brilliant concept of presenting stories side-by-side in
English and Hindi on the same page. This approach is an excellent way to help
children learn both languages and understand how the same ideas can be
expressed using appropriate vocabulary in each language.
The story's authors
are Annant Mittal and his mother, Surbhi Mittal, with a third author, Diya
Mittal, also credited. The book is richly illustrated, thanks to Sachi Shukla,
who has infused the illustrations with an animated style similar to what
children see on television. This helps children easily recognize and relate to
the animals depicted.
The authors have
cleverly named the animals, giving them a human touch. The story teaches on how
even animals stand for each other in tough times rather than leaving them
alone. It teaches on how we should perceive friendship in our own lives. The
book also talks of importance on planning before any activity and also ensuring
that there’s both- Plan A and Plan B in case the first plan fails. Through
different incidents, what animal is good in which activity is described which
shall help readers understand the strength of each animal.
The book ends with
certain exercises which explains the tough vocabulary used throughout the
story. There are other activities as well where readers shall be matching
opposite and rhyming words against each other and better themselves in both the
languages.
Overall, this is a
good read and I give this book 4.25 stars out of 5.
Thanks!
WRITING BUDDHA
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