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Jatinder Verma

Autor de The Story of Divaali

2 Obras 116 Miembros 5 Reseñas

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Incluye los nombres: Jatinda Verma, Jatinder Nath Verma

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British author/illustrator team Jatinder Verma and Nilesh Mistry retell the story of the ancient Hindu epic, The Ramayana, in this lovely picture-book, chronicling the adventures of Prince Rama and Princess Sita, and their battle against the demon king, Ravana. As the title here suggests, this is the story of Divali - the Festival of Lights - and Verma includes a brief afterword in which he discusses some of the customs surrounding this time in the Hindu calendar, as well as touching briefly upon his source material, which in his case seems to be parental retellings of the 15th-century poem composed by Tulsidas...

Having enjoyed Prince of Fire: The Story of Diwali, Verma and Mistry's other retelling of this story, which was presented in chapter-book form, I was eager to track down The Story of Divaali. It's been a little over a year since I read the former, but it struck me that The Story of Divaali - which was published first - was quite similar to its creator's subsequent chapter-book telling of this story. I wish I had Prince of Fire to hand, so that I could compare the two, but based on memory alone, I would say that the chapter-book was simply a slightly expanded version of this picture-book. The artwork is gorgeous in both - full of color, with a beautiful fairy-tale feeling that is very appealing - although I think I preferred seeing it on larger pages, as it was presented here. As I noted in my review of Prince of Fire, I have never read The Ramayana, but this retelling has reminded me that I would like to - perhaps the version of Tulsidas? However that may be, I'd recommend this one to picture-book readers interested in the mythological story behind Divali, or in children's retellings of The Ramayana.
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AbigailAdams26 | 2 reseñas más. | Nov 6, 2020 |
Author Jatinder Verma and illustrator Nilesh Mistry join forces in this brief but engaging chapter-book retelling of the ancient Hindu epic poem, The Ramayana, which sets out the the adventures of Prince Rama, Princess Sita, and Prince Lakshmana. A manifestation of Vishnu, Rama comes to earth as the son of King Dashratha, and defeats the evil demon king Ravana in a contest to win the hand of the beautiful Sita. Enraged at his defeat, and at Sita's mirth, Ravana swears vengeance, something he is able to enact when Rama, Sita and Rama's youngest brother Lakshmana are exiled to the forest of Dandaka. With Sita now a prisoner of Ravana, Rama and Lakshmana must join forces with the monkey god Hanuman in order to win her back, and defeat the evil demon king's army...

I am ashamed to say that I have never read The Ramayana, in any of its various iterations, written down in various Indian traditions over the centuries, so I am unable to determine how faithful of a retelling Prince of Fire: The Story of Diwali really is. The author gives some more information about the celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali, which marks the triumph of Rama over Ravana, in his brief afterword, and also discusses the two versions of the story - those written by Valmiki in the 5th century BCE, and by Tulsidas in the 16th century CE - that influenced his own telling. I am interested to note that this author/illustrator duo have also produced a picture-book retelling of this tale, The Story of Divaali, which I might seek out, in addition to some fuller, adult version of the original poem. As for this children's version, it is engagingly told, and beautifully illustrated. Recommended to beginning chapter-book readers interested in Hindu mythology and/or the story of Rama and Sita.
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AbigailAdams26 | otra reseña | Sep 13, 2019 |
The illustrations were gorgeously depicted and full of color. The book reflected many themes that stem from the hindii religion including wisdom, honesty and good deeds. The author does a good job of taking a story from a large relgious text and condensing to a easy read for any 4th or 5th grader. The story is easy to read and very entertaining.
 
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Winston_Rivas | otra reseña | Aug 16, 2017 |
It is too bad there aren't more books written about the Hindu holidays for Hindu and non-Hindu children alike to share and experience. I feel like this book does a great job illustrating important cultural concepts, but needs to steer away from some of the idealism. I realize the author does that because it's written for children, but since many fairy-tales are written truthfully I feel a child can handle a more bluntly told version of this story and holiday.
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nieva21 | 2 reseñas más. | Dec 6, 2009 |

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