Aamoo the Aam Part II

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name = Aamoo the Aam
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author = Riya Verma
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country = United States
language = Hindi
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genre = Children's Book
publisher = Chanda Books
release_date = 2008
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
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isbn = 978-1438263588
preceded_by = Aamoo the Aam
followed_by = Aamoo the Aam Part III

"Aamoo the Aam Part II " is a bilingual Children's book written by Riya Verma.

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"Aamoo the Aam Part II" is a bilingual book written in Hindi and English. It is written for learning and practicing Hindi as a second language. It was written by Riya Verma in 2008. It is published by Chanda Books [ [http://www.chandabooks.com Chanda Books] ] It forms the second book in a series of three Aamoo related books. Each of the books is released solely as as paperback, as they were only 40 pages long. This book is used to reinforce vocabulary and as a source of comprehensible input in Hindi. This collection of short stories may be used in basic Hindi classrooms because it is written using simple words and phrases to aid comprehension. It also is useful for children to read and follow aloing on their own.

In the nature of bilingual books, the book narrates all of the story in Hindi as well as English. The book introduces a sentence in Hindi, and then provides a transliteration of the text in English. This is followed by an English translation of the text.

Using the approach of Hindi text, English transliteration and English translation allows the book to be followed by anyone anyone conversant in English who wants to learn Hindi.

Plot summary

The book consists of three short stories, each of which is geared more towards introduction of new vocabulary than a specific plot. The first story, Aamoo in Garden, introduces the names of a few common garden flowers. The second story, Aamoo's Day, introduces numbers and times. It describes activities done at differnet times of day by Aamoo. The third story, Aamoo and Shapes introduces the common shapes in Hindi.

Characters

The main character in the book is Aamoo the Aam, which literally translates to Aamoo the Mango. Aam is the Hindi word for mango.