Pakistan FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Uma Krishnaswami
This book is part of the publisher's "Country File" series. Using brief chapters each spanning a two-page spread, the book presents facts about the country, combined with color photographs and informational backmatter. In addition, text on geography, climate, population, economy, government, and development are augmented by informational sidebars, maps, graphs, pie-charts and tables. An effort has been made to include a variety of landscapes in the photographs, representing rural and urban areas, and a variety of peoples and occupations. A timeline explicating the ancient and contemporary history of Pakistan tidily handles the dilemma many such books face, of how to present the complex pre- and post-independence history of this nation in a manner accessible to young readers. This is particularly useful because it includes information (e.g., the building of the world's first planned city in Mohenjodaro in 4,000 BC) that relates to a larger world history, yet is not common knowledge in American elementary education. Backmatter includes a page of physical geography facts, information on currency and the flag, languages, major resources and exports, national holidays, and religions. A glossary and index are also included. 2004, Franklin Watts, Ages 8 to 12.
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