An alphabet book of the kind Sri Lankan children learn their first letters from, set out across three languages: Sinhala, Tamil and English. The letters are presented alongside words built from them, so that recognising a character and reading it inside a word are learned together rather than separately.
The primary language of the book is Sinhala, and a buyer outside Sri Lanka should know that before ordering — the framing and instruction are in Sinhala script, with the Tamil and English content arranged beside it. Someone who reads no Sinhala at all will still be able to follow the letter-and-picture structure, but the book is made for a household where Sinhala is read.
It is illustrated in colour throughout and printed on glossy paper, which matters for a book that small hands will open repeatedly. The publisher is M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd of Colombo, a long-standing Sri Lankan house whose schoolbooks and learning materials are familiar to generations of children on the island.
Useful for families raising children between the two national languages, for Sri Lankan households abroad wanting their children to hold on to Sinhala and Tamil script, and for adult learners who want a first grounding in the characters of both alphabets.
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
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