As a child's experience becomes ever more international, so will their exposure to the world's religions. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism--all these and more are celebrated and explored in this hands-on book. Through pop-ups, flaps, and fold-outs, a child learns things like that a Sikh boy may wear a romala, or a Muslim girl a hijab over her hair. All Kinds of Beliefs demystifies what goes on inside a church, gudwara, wat, mandir, and mosque in terms that children can understand--and with colorful illustrations that will delight their parents too! Along with an extra-large religious festivals poster, this book is as useful as it is fun to reaAs a child's experience becomes ever more international, so will their exposure to the world's religions. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism--all these and more are celebrated and explored in this hands-on book. Through pop-ups, flaps, and fold-outs, a child learns things like that a Sikh boy may wear a romala, or a Muslim girl a hijab over her hair. All Kinds of Beliefs demystifies what goes on inside a church, gudwara, wat, mandir, and mosque in terms that children can understand--and with colorful illustrations that will delight their parents too! Along with an extra-large religious festivals poster, this book is as useful as it is fun to read.

 

There are 12 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Insight Editions .

Sheri Safran is the author of more than 30 children's books and the co-director of Tango Books in London. A native New Yorker, she began her career at Fawcett World Library and then became director of publicity at Bernard Geis Associates and Stein & Day before founding her own publicity & literary agency. She lives in London. Emma Damon trained at Manchester Art School, where she gained a first class honours degree, followed by a MA. Emma's interests include fashion and textiles. She has worked for museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, and the V&A.