Bengali (Bangla) Alphabet Book
This alphabet book is meant to introduce the Bengali/Bangla script to children in U.S. and other countries who are more comfortable with the English language.
This book is divided into six sections. In the first section, the alphabet chart of Bangla is provided. In the second section, the vowels of Bangla are introduced. In the third section, the consonants of Bangla are introduced. In second and third sections, each letter is introduced by means of a picture of a Bangla word beginning with the letter. A good approximation to pronouncing the letter and the word in English is given. The English translation of the word is also provided.
In the fourth section, the form of different consonants when they are conjugated with vowels and other consonants are shown. For one consonant, the changes in pronunciation when conjugated with the vowels is provided. This section provides the common variations of the letters in Bangla. The fifth section introduces a simple approach to get a beginner to read Bangla words.