Adventures in India: Animals

by Michael T Balonek

Overview

For new readers and young children. Join American brothers Micaiah & Sam as they and their family explore the country and culture of India. In this third book of the series, which can be read in any order, the boys look at animals found in India.Also in this series: "Adventures in India: Holi""Adventures in India: The Maha Kumbh Mela"and related: "Our Daddy is an EthnoMusicologist"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781530172443
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Series:	Adventures in India
Pages:	46
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

Originally hailing from Brockport, NY, Michael T. Balonek holds a Masters' Degree in Ethnomusicology from Bethel University (St. Paul, MN). This degree took him and his wife Amanda to Sri Lanka and India where they studied local music, specializing in indigenous drumming, with the renowned Piyasara Shilpadhipathi. In 2011, Mr. Balonek published the first ever English-language lesson book for the Thammattama - one of Sri Lanka's drums ("Sri Lankan Drumming: The Thammattama"). In India, Michael has studied the Sarod with Kalyan Banerjee, and the Tabla with Sudarshan Ram. Prior to studying ethnomusicology, Michael received his BM in Music Education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam (NY). At the time of this publication, Michael is currently a Research Scholar, working on his DPhil at the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute in Allahabad.