Books About India, Pakistan, and South Asian Americans
Black, Carolyn. Pakistan the Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures). Crabtree Pub., 2002.

Chatterjee, Manini, and Anita Roy. Eyewitness: India. Dorling Kindersley, 2002.

Demi. Gandhi. Margaret McElderry, 2001.

Galdone, Paul. The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India. Houghton Mifflin, Co., 1987.

Gilmore, Rachna. Lights for Gita. Tilbury House, 2000.

Gilmore, Rachna. A Gift for Gita. Tilbury House, 2002.

Gilmore, Rachna. Roses for Gita. Tilbury House, 2001.

Haque, Jameel. Pakistan (Countries of the World). Gareth Stevens, 2002.

Khan, Ruksana. King of the Skies. North Winds Press, 2001.

Khan, Ruksana. Ruler of the Courtyard. Viking, 2003.

Landau, Elaine. India. Children's Press, 2000.

Websites:

	Folk Art International lends masks, puppets, textiles, musical instruments, and other examples of folk and ethnic art to schools, museums, and art centers in Northern California: http://www.folkartintl.com/education.html
	South Asian Women's Net has an extensive list of children's books and other resources
	Map of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
	Map of Pre-partition India
	Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service with many pictures of Mahatma Gandhi: http://gandhiserve.org
	Historical resources on the partition of India and the movement for Indian Independence, including photographs and news articles: www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/india/470815independence-day.html and www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/India97/index.html
	Uma Krishnaswami's website with information about her books as well as activities for children: http://www.umakrishnaswami.com

Alexandre Petrarkis participates in a Children's Book Press project at John Swett Alternative School in San Francisco, CA. Alexandre teaches third grade at John Swett, a school dedicated to serving its diverse student population by integrating the arts into its academic curriculum.

In addition to writing Chachaji's Cup and other stories for childrem, Uma Krishnaswami leads writing workshops for adults and children through the National Park Service and on the web.


Please share your own ideas for how to use Chachaji's Cup in the classroom. We'll be pleased to post your work on the website for other teachers to use. Email us your lesson plans at educators@childrensbookpress.org.