Hachette India

Beliefs

Anita Ganeri

A friendly and inclusive look at how we live our lives, celebrating our differences and similarities.

There are all kinds of beliefs. People may be Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims or Sikhs, or belong to other religions. Some people have non-religious beliefs. We can show what we believe by how we dress, what we eat, how we behave and how we treat other people. What are your beliefs?

This non-fiction picture book celebrates the different beliefs people have, and is illustrated throughout with beautiful artwork. It covers beliefs as guides for living, belief in God, saying prayers, beliefs and food, beliefs and clothes, holy books, places of worship, worship at home, festivals, special times and sharing beliefs. The book includes notes for teachers and parents on helping children to develop self esteem and empathy by understanding how people differ and how they are the same.

The All Kinds Of series is aimed at children aged 5 and up and offers a friendly and inclusive look at how we live our lives, celebrating our differences as well as what we have in common. Titles in the four-book series are: All Kinds Of Beliefs, All Kinds Of Bodies, All Kinds Of Families and All Kinds Of Feelings.

Anita Ganeri

Anita Ganeri (Author) Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon. Jianan Liu (Illustrator) Born in China, Jianan grew up in Bejing. She later moved to the US to continue her art studies and now lives in Baltimore. Jianan's beautiful art style with its stunning palette and fresh compositions prompts a thoughtful response from the reader. Her eye-catching book cover designs and gorgeous folktale illustrations are full of charm.

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