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Binny's Diwali

Binny's class is learning about different holiday traditions, and today it is time for Binny to share the story of her favorite holiday, Diwali, the Festival of Lights--and she even has some special treats to give her classmates. Includes information on the five days of Diwali, what it commemorates,...

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Main Author: Umrigar, Thrity N. (Author)
Other Authors: Chanani, Nidhi (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Diwali > Juvenile fiction.
Hindu children > Juvenile fiction.
Hinduism > Customs and practices > Juvenile fiction.
East Indian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:Binny's class is learning about different holiday traditions, and today it is time for Binny to share the story of her favorite holiday, Diwali, the Festival of Lights--and she even has some special treats to give her classmates. Includes information on the five days of Diwali, what it commemorates, and its special traditions.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
ISBN:9781338364484
1338364480
Author Notes:Thrity Umrigar is an Indian-American writer, who was born in Mumbai. She received her Bachelors of Science from Bombay University. She immigrated to the United States when she was 21.She then went on to earn her M.A. From Ohio State and her Phd from Kent State University. She is a journalist and the author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven. She has written for the Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, among other newspapers, and regularly writes for The Boston Globe 's book pages. She is currently assistant professor of English at Case Western Reserve University where she teaches creative writing and literature. She was a winner of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. She has a Ph.D. in English and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Her title Space Between Us made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2011.

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