Market Day in India
Meera Sriram,
Mariona Cabassa (Illustrated by)
Aug 21, 2020
Hardcover
Juvenile Fiction / Asian American & Pacific Islander / Places / Asia / Family / Parents / Concepts / Colors / Lifestyles / City & Town Life
Ages 4 to 9, Grades K to 4
★ “An excellent story for young readers to enhance their understanding of color and an aspect of traditional Indian culture” – School Library Journal, starred review
The sun grows bright. The street is busy. It’s market day in town!
Explore a rainbow of delights in a South Indian street market! A young girl is looking for the perfect gift for her Amma (mother). Would Amma like bright orange marigolds? Sweetcorn and kebabs? A beautiful, peacock-green fan? With each colorful stall, the perfect present gets closer – just waiting to be found.
The sun grows bright. The street is busy. It’s market day in town!
Explore a rainbow of delights in a South Indian street market! A young girl is looking for the perfect gift for her Amma (mother). Would Amma like bright orange marigolds? Sweetcorn and kebabs? A beautiful, peacock-green fan? With each colorful stall, the perfect present gets closer – just waiting to be found.
