I read about Iken Books sometime back on an education website. The concept is quite innovative in the Indian education milieu and has not been attempted in the industry before, from what I know.
The lead character Jagdish "JC" Chattopadhyay, goes through his daily life and comes across situations which help him understand the science and information fundamentals behind it. Along with Dr. O, a mentor like character created for the educational series, JC learns "on his own" intuitively by exploring his natural surroundings.
The "comic" textbooks are laden with exercises, study notes, educational puzzles & games, quizes, etc. which help students to learn and retain what they have read a lot better. Not only is this a great way to learn in a fun way, but also is a very practical knowledge retention approach to learning beyond the rote method followed in all schools today. I was a little apprehensive about the comic book format, thinking it might not be effective enough to help students learn earlier. But believe you me, the course material is very precise and very effective in keeping a student engaged with his studies and curriculum.
The best part is with Iken Books, one can revise each chapter or the entire syllabus for a term in a day maximum for a subject which would take a long time with a textbook or a guide. Also, the exploratory, story telling format of the books may help in encouraging latent curiosity amongst learners which is often shot down in schools.
The quality of Iken Books as product is far superior then what I had imagined earlier.The books come highly recommended from those who have had access to them.The word-of-mouth for them amongst parents and teachers who have used them is quite strong, That's how I came to know about them. A must buy for all students, parents, teachers looking to imbibe good education practices along with a fun aspect to school based learning methods. Iken Books are cool! :)
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