Everyone Prays
Celebrating Faith Around the World
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“Christians, Jews, and Muslims all pray. So do Hindus and Buddhists. Many others pray too.” So begins Everyone Prays, a bright and colorful concept book celebrating the diverse ways that people pray. In a vibrant yet accessible manner, young readers are transported on a visual tour across the globe. They will discover the Native American sun dance ceremony, visit the sacred sites in Jerusalem, behold the Shinto shrines in Japan, watch Masai dances in Kenya, see pilgrimages to the river Ganges in India, and much, much more.
With an appendix to help answer any questions children might have, Everyone Prays offers young hearts and minds a chance to learn that although people from different places and cultures may seem different, we all share the diverse world of faith and prayer. And what a bright and beautiful world it is!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Storyteller and author Lumbard (Angels) takes a multicultural approach to the subject of prayer. Both beginning readers and those still being read to should find this pictorial journey through the major religions' prayer practices, as depicted by Iranian illustrator Sadeghian (The Knight, the Princess, and the Magic Rock), to be informative and engaging. The text is minimal, but the colorful, cartoonlike illustrations offer details that can serve as discussion starters. For example, "others use for special ceremonies" depicts a baptism; "Some pray with their heads covered" shows a group of Muslim women wearing veils. Prayers from Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Shintos appear, and geography, rituals, objects, and reasons for prayer are shown ("People pray when they are happy"). An "About The World's Religions" page that will help adults answer basic questions about the religions mentioned, and a list of notes for each illustration is provided. While everyone on Earth may not actually pray around one in six people worldwide is not religiously affiliated Lumbard's examination respectfully and simply describes commonalities and differences among the billions of believers who do. Ages 4 8.
