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4.8 AVERAGE
4.8 AVERAGE
Beautifully illustrated, this book is a great introduction to Jain spiritual leader, Mahavira. If you are looking to teach children about non-violence, Jainism, religions or India, this is a must-have.
Beautiful illustrations and lovely story. It makes the story of Mahavira accessible to children without seeming dumbed-down, and it's not overly religious. Minus one star for the Diwali scene - it shows Jains celebrating with fireworks, but most devout Jains don't use those because of the harm they might cause.
The book gives a great overview of the life of Mahavira and the origin of Jainism. The religion is presented in a friendly and clear way. The illustrations emphasize the text presented. It describes how it evolved at the same time of Buddhism and explains in a neat way how it differ from it.
The text is easy to follow and it introduces the reader to the religion and key elements of the religion without preaching. It altso briefly describes known and familiar figures that were inspired by Jainism.
As I am interested in religion I found this book very interesting, even though it was for children. Earlier I have studied Buddhism, but i was interested to see what the less famous Jainism was about too. Especially I liked the illustrations that followed each page in the book they were beautiful and also represented the story in an authentic way.
The text is easy to follow and it introduces the reader to the religion and key elements of the religion without preaching. It altso briefly describes known and familiar figures that were inspired by Jainism.
As I am interested in religion I found this book very interesting, even though it was for children. Earlier I have studied Buddhism, but i was interested to see what the less famous Jainism was about too. Especially I liked the illustrations that followed each page in the book they were beautiful and also represented the story in an authentic way.
I received a free download copy of 'Mahavira' by the publishers of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a lovely book which teaches of the importance of non-violence and the different beliefs of Jainism. I found this book extremely educational and learnt a lot myself, I think it would be great to share with children too! It has some gorgeous, bright colourful illustrations which really add to the book and make it much more accessible for children. This book could be share with a class to show the importance of non-violence, being kind to one another and how we can make the world a better place. The book would fit in brilliantly with the curriculum for both RE and PSHE.
Before reading this book I knew very little about this religion and this book really enlightened me on their different customs and beliefs. It provides information in an interesting, concise and useful way which provided great opportunities for learning. The style and everything about this book was really lovely and I hope to use this book in a classroom at some point! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
This is a lovely book which teaches of the importance of non-violence and the different beliefs of Jainism. I found this book extremely educational and learnt a lot myself, I think it would be great to share with children too! It has some gorgeous, bright colourful illustrations which really add to the book and make it much more accessible for children. This book could be share with a class to show the importance of non-violence, being kind to one another and how we can make the world a better place. The book would fit in brilliantly with the curriculum for both RE and PSHE.
Before reading this book I knew very little about this religion and this book really enlightened me on their different customs and beliefs. It provides information in an interesting, concise and useful way which provided great opportunities for learning. The style and everything about this book was really lovely and I hope to use this book in a classroom at some point! Thoroughly enjoyed it.