Buddhism (Your Faith) - Hardcover

Brundle, Harriet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786370344 ISBN 13: 9781786370341

Publisher: Booklife, 2017

Synopsis

Ideal for introducing young learners to the concept of religion, this exciting series explores places of worship, festivals, celebrations, and religious ceremonies through accessible text and engaging illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Harriet Brundle is the author of more than 30 books on a diverse range of subjects.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 3—Explaining Buddhism to young elementary schoolers is a challenge beyond this book's reach. Key concepts such as compassion are missing. The author confusingly says that "enlightenment" (absent from the brief glossary) means that the Buddha "was no longer reborn." The Three Jewels are poorly defined (Brundle states that adherents do not have "belief" in Buddha). "Worship" is misleadingly represented as "respect." Oversimplifications abound; for instance, Sikhism is said to have a similarly "large amount" of followers. The photos are colorful, but children might get the impression that all Buddhists are men with shaved heads who wear orange robes: no female, Korean, Western, or Thai Buddhists are featured. The two images illustrating a "Buddhist temple" or pagoda actually depict two different Shinto shrines (Arakura Sengen and Kumano Nachi Taisha). VERDICT Holly Wallace's Buddhism and Rita Faelli's Buddhism, both for only slightly older children, or Jataka tales, like Dharmachari Nagaraja's Buddha at Bedtime, are better introductions. Not recommended.—Patricia D. Lothrop, formerly at St. George's School, Newport, RI

About this edition

• Publisher: Booklife
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1786370344
• ISBN 13: 9781786370341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24