Diwali - Kids

Introduces the different culinary regions of India through recipes adapted for young chefs and discusses the basics of food handling and kitchen safety.

Discusses the history of various costumes worn in India and Sri Lanka.

Learn about life in India.

An alphabetical listing of historical and cultural information on India.

Imagine floating a candle down the Ganges River in the five-day-long Hindu festival of lights. Learn the story of the Taj Mahal and its four minarets. As children count their way one-to-ten in the Hindu language, they will take a discovery tour of India. Well-known author Jim Haskins's text and Liz Brenner Dodson's brilliant full-color illustrations give readers a taste of India's rich culture and beauty.

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who just want to have fun - but who always end up in mischief. It's a Bonfire Night with a difference when feisty Asha arrives from India to stay with her aunt in Cuddington. Asha helps Frankie and her mates with their project for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, and there's a crazy Indian sleepover and a whole lot of Dressing-up fun thrown in. But trouble follows...