India

An overview of India emphasizing its cultural aspects.

Pack your bags! We're headed to India. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore India's bustling cities and country villages, sample spicy curry and a dish called dal, and attend a festival where people throw colored powder at their friends! A special section introduces India's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world.

Children's Literature

Intended for older elementary children, this book is a more in-depth version of the book, A Ticket to India by the same author. Due to its broader coverage of some of the topics, it avoids some of the pitfalls of its version for younger children. Not only is there more information on the people and culture of India, the information is also more accurate than that contained in A Ticket to India. Some of the other problems that were noted in the latter book such as presence of stereotypical content and absence of a logical order in presenting information persist in this volume as well. The book contains a glossary, a pronunciation guide, a bibliography and an index.

Tom Streissguth lives in Florida and works as a writer and editor. He has written more than twenty-five non-fiction books for young people, including biographies and books on history and geography. His volumes in the Biography® series include Legends of Dracula, Jesse Owens, Queen Cleopatra, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe. Mr. Streissguth has also written several Visual Geography Series® titles including Argentina in Pictures, Costa Rica in Pictures, and Brazil in Pictures as well as scripts for television.