My World Your World – serie

With beautiful photographs and colourful designs, this book introduces children to the Christian faith. Young readers will discover how Christians come together in a church or chapel to pray, sing hymns and listen to stories and teachings from the Bible. They’ll learn about important Christian symbols such as the cross, candles and the bread and wine used in Holy Communion. The book also explores special times in the Christian year, such as Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, and Easter, which tells the story of Jesus’s resurrection. Children will see how Christians around the world show kindness, forgiveness and thankfulness in everyday life.

In this colourful celebration of the Hindu faith, readers will learn all about Hinduism and how Hindus worship. Readers will be introduced to Hindu gods and goddesses, they will visit a mandir (temple), join worshippers during puja (prayer), discover how worshippers make offerings to their gods and learn all about the ceremony of Arti, or light, during which Hindus pray and receive God’s blessing. Prayer also takes place in the home, and readers will see how Hindus create shrines in their homes where they can pray, chant mantras and make offerings to their favourite gods. The book explains how Hindus strive to live a kind life by helping others, giving to charity and showing respect and care to animals. Readers will also get to see how a new baby is welcomed into a Hindu family, learn about Hindu weddings and enjoy finding out about the festivals of Holi and Diwali. Filled with beautiful photographs, this book is a wonderful first introduction to the Hindu faith.

This book introduces young readers to the key aspects of Judaism and then shows how this faith is observed by Jews around the world. They will learn how Jews worship God, about the Torah and Tanakh, important symbols such as the Star of David and how Jews strive to follow the commandments in the Torah and live a good life. Readers will join worshippers at a synagogue (temple) and discover how families gather for a special meal on Friday evenings to welcome the start of Shabbat (or the Sabbath, on Saturday), the most important day of the week for Jews. The book also looks at welcoming a new baby to the faith, the coming of age celebrations of bar and bat mitzvahs, Jewish weddings and the festivals of Passover and Hanukkah.

This beautifully illustrated photographic book helps children discover the faith of Islam and the ways Muslims show their love for Allah (God). Young readers will learn how Muslims worship both in their homes and everyday life and in a mosque. The book explains the Five Pillars of Islam that help Muslims live good, caring lives. Readers will also join children and their families around the world as they celebrate the birth of a new baby, weddings and special times such as Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr.

This book introduces children to the peaceful teachings of Buddhism. Young readers will learn about Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. The book explains how Buddhists worship and meditate to help their minds stay quiet and focused, and how they follow the Eightfold Path, a guide for living wisely and kindly. Readers will visit a temple, learn about Buddhist monks and be introduced to the idea of reincarnation. They will also see how Buddhists celebrate special family occasions and the festival of Vesak when people decorate temples, light lanterns and share food to commemorate the birth of Buddha.

This beautiful, colourful book introduces children to the loving and welcoming faith of Sikhism. Young readers will learn about Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, who taught that everyone is equal and should live with kindness and honesty. The book explains how Sikhs pray in the Gurdwara, their special place of worship, and sing hymns from their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib. Children will also discover Sikh festivals such as Vaisakhi and the Gurpurabs. This heartwarming book helps children understand that love, service and fairness are at the centre of Sikh life.

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

When we turn on a tap, we expect to see clean, safe water pour out. This is not how everyone around the world gets their water, of course. Some children must walk miles each day to collect water for their families, while others have a bath or help do their family’s laundry in a river. In this title, young readers will find out how families around the world obtain and use this precious resource.

From gathering wild foods in a rainforest to preparing delicious sweets for Diwali, making butter from yak’s milk in the mountains of Tibet to fasting for Ramadan, this book features the foods kids eat around the world, where the foods come from and how they are prepared. Of course, not everyone has enough to eat and this topic is also sensitively explored in this title.