A Big Splash
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Friends don’t say mean things about you behind your back. Friends let you play cricket with them even when they don’t need an extra fielder.
A falling-out with her friends drives thirteen-year-old Dhivya to seek solace in the waters of the village tank. That day, she receives some advice and is sucked into the world of competitive swimming, far away from her home near the cotton fields in Siruganpur. Soon, she makes friends with another swimmer – Ambika. Will Dhivya be able to hold on to this friendship?
Nivedha Ganesh spins fiction from facts with verve and imagination in a story that’s humorous, relatable, and inspiring all at once.
Age group 10-15.
ISBN: 9788194407157
Pages: 79
Avg Reading Time: 3 hrs
Age: 11-18
Country of Origin: India
Dharti Bunkar
- Author Name:
Kavita Singh Kale
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- Description: धरती बुनकर एक सलोनी सी 28 पेज की चित्रकथा है। इस चित्रकथा में हर दो पेजों पर एक पंक्ति है। यूँ यह कथा शब्दों पर कम आश्रित है। लद्दाख और लद्दाखी बुनकरों का परिवेश है। इस कविता में लद्दाखी लोककथा की झलक मिलेगी। हमारे रोज़मर्रा के जीवन में चीज़ों को देखते ही यह सवाल आ ही जाता है कि ये कैसे बनी होगी। मसलन, ये शरबत कैसे बनता है? शरबत बनाने की विधि जानकर शरबत बनाने में शायद एक घण्टा लगे या शायद मान लो दो दिन लगें। यह सब समय हमारी पकड़ में रहता है। लेकिन शरबत तो पानी और मान लो नीबू का बना है। तो कोई ये पूछ ले कि पानी कैसे बना, कब बना तो ? तब फिर इस सवाल का समय हमारी पकड़ से बाहर आ जाता है। हम कल्पना और काम चलाऊ अनुमान का सहारा लेते हैं। इनके बिना ऐसे सवालों की थाह लेना मुमकिन नहीं है। आज विज्ञान ने कई सवालों को सुलझाया है। लेकिन आज से कई सौ सालों पहले तो कल्पना और कल्पना से बनी कहानियाँ ही हमारी मदद करती थीं। तो इस कहानी यानी धरती बुनकर का समय भी तब से लेकर अब तक का समय है। आज तक का इसलिए कि आज यह किताब बनी है। इस पर इसके बनने की तारीख लिखी है। इस किताब की पहली लाइन है - धरती पर तब कुछ भी नहीं था। अगर हम अपने आसपास पूछताछ करें। अपने शिक्षकों से पूछें। पता लगाने की कोशिश करें कि यह बात कितनी पुरानी है। तब फिर उस समय में जाकर हम वापिस लौटेंगे। एक एक रेशा करके। जैसे यह किताब हमें लौटाती है। 24 पेजों में तब से आज तक। 24 कदमों में। अगर हम इस किताब के कुल समय को 24 भागों में बाँट लें तो सोचो, हमारा एक कदम कितने हज़ार साल का होगा। ये कहानियाँ हमें इस समय फ्रेम में ले जाती हैं और हममें यह हुनर भरती हैं कि हम सोचें कि एक पेड़ कटने से या एक पोखर सूखने से या पक्षी के खत्म होने का फर्क हमें कल ही नहीं दिखेगा। शायद इसमें सौ, दो सौ, पाँच सौ साल लग जाएँगे। हमें धरती पर रहने का सलीका आएगा। सोचना आएगा। यही कितनी सुन्दर कल्पना है कि धरती बुनकर है। जैसे, बुनाई में एक रेशा दूसरे से जुड़ा होता है। एक रेशा खींच दो तो पूरी बुनाई उधड़ सकती है। एक छोटे से कीड़े के खत्म होने की भरपाई शायद धरती पर कभी न हो। अँग्रेज़ी में इस किताब का नाम है - साँग ऑफ लाइफ। यानी जीवन का गीत। इसमें न तो गीत सिर्फ हमारा है और न ही जीवन सिर्फ हमारा है। जीवन इस धरती पर रहने वाले सबका है। और ऐसे ही गीत। जैसे, वह कोयल गाता है। इस किताब की लेखक और चित्रकार कविता सिंह काले हैं। ये जो सब बातें हैं वे कहानी और चित्र दोनों के बारे में हैं। age group 0-6 years and Age group 6-8 years
Neki Ki Nauka
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Various Authors
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- Description: A book that helps young readers understand ñ and act on ñ what it means to be kind.
Cata and Lina
- Author Name:
Nelia Barletta
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- Description: The story transports us to a magical world where various bird species eagerly await humans to choose the National Bird of the Dominican Republic. Through the voices of the Palmchat, Ashy-faced Owl, Hispaniola Parrot, and Emerald Hummingbird, this colourful book beautifully highlights the unique characteristics of these endemic birds. Read on to discover some of the fascinating bird species found in the Dominican Republic.
Maharani The Cow
- Author Name:
Christy Shoba Sudhir
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- Description: Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits a queenly Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. Nancy Raj’s full-of-life pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book 2018: Honor Book, South Asia Book Award
Ninagidu Saadhyave?
- Author Name:
Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಾಲ್ಬೆರಳುಗಳಿಂದ ರುಚಿ ನೋಡಬಲ್ಲಿರಾ? ಅಥವಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಿವಿಗಳಿಂದ ನೋಡಬಲ್ಲಿರಾ? ಅಥವಾ, ಕನಿಷ್ಠ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೂದಲಿನಿಂದ ವಾಸನೆ ಮಾಡಬಲ್ಲಿರಾ? ಅಲ್ಲವೇ? ಸರಿ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಇರುವ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿವೆ! ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು 'ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ'ವಾದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯಲು ಒಂದು ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಣುಕಿ ನೋಡಿ. ಮತ್ತು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ತಮಾಷೆಯ ತುಣುಕುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ.
Shambhu and Me
- Author Name:
Samidha Gunjal
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- Description: Deascription of the book is awaited
Palkiwale
- Author Name:
Sarojini Naidu +1
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- Description: In the palanquin sits the graceful bride and four able men bear her with pride. In the glorious ways of Indian tradition, sing to the beat of this springy ride.
Pie In The Sky
- Author Name:
Malini Venkataraman
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- Description: What happens when you are too much obsessed with story books � you read read and read. Come.. let�s get lost into the fantasy world as this book worm did and see what she went through. Malini Venkataraman as known to the world but for us she is fondly called as kadhakatti meaning storycreater/churner in Tamil Ever since she started to speak, she would narrate incidents in the most expressive manner� That slowly paved her interest into creative writing which led her to indulge in writing tiny short stories� Some of her poems and short stories are published in online platforms and magazines. Adding feather to her cap, one of her story on environmental awareness has been included as a part of curriculum in Cambridge Global English Learner�s book level 4 (edition 2020). She is currently a student of Lakshmi School, Madurai.
I Am Not a Cat
- Author Name:
Paro Anand
- Rating:
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- Description: Is that Aaliya or is she a lion? Join Bir, Aaliya and their friends as they play a new game.
Thakitta Tharikitta Usalanaara Chendun
- Author Name:
Jacob Samson Muttada
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- Description: Thom! It lands on Kuttan’s toes. Dheem! He kicks and up it goes. The pages of this book resound with the rhythm of dance as Abu's big red ball bounces in tune with the delightful illustrations. CBSE recommended
An Adventure for Puchku
- Author Name:
Deepanjana Pal
- Rating:
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- Description: Awaited
A Home Of Our Own
- Author Name:
Meghaa Aggarwal
- Rating:
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- Description: “Let’s play house-house!” decide Sunehri and her friends. So they put together some old plates and bowls, empty packets of chips, plastic bottles, a broken helmet… things they’ve collected going about their work in the city on whose streets they live. The game loved by children everywhere takes on a poignant layer when played by those who have never known a home¬. Pictures full of exuberance and detail bring out their spontaneous joy in a make-believe world, which trips side by side with the harsh reality of their lives.
Brahmavin Pattaampoochi
- Author Name:
Meena Raghunathan
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- Description: Soori loves to draw and paint. But where he lives now with his mother is a rundown neighbourhood, unclean, unsafe and completely colourless! He wants to move away, but knows they can’t. He wishes that colours would rain down and brighten the buildings. A few days later, Soori finds himself amidst painters, paint cans and brushes! What’s going on? Painterly pictures echo real textures in a story about trying to bring colour and hope into a community.
Boom Boom
- Author Name:
Prema Revathi
- Rating:
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- Description: Powerful pictures run a visual narrative in this story about a young boy named by his mother after her favourite movie star’s super-flop film – Sura! Sura grows up selling stickers at the Velankanni Church, climbing tall palms and playing under the tamarind tree. Until the day his grandfather arrives. His Thatha is different – a boom boom maatukaarar who travels through towns with his bull and drums, telling people their fortunes. His is a dying breed. A robust coming-of-age story that weaves together real life stories told by the children of nomadic communities.
Sihi Sihi Mundappa
- Author Name:
Malavika Shetty
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- Description: Raw, green, sour and crunchy. Or ripe, golden, plump and soft. Summer time is mango time, a time children wait for – blazing sun, sticky mango juice ringing their mouths and dripping down their fingers. The sweet, simple story and luscious pictures evoke delicious flavours of hot days, warm friendships and the smell of mango in the air.
Hari and Other Elephants
- Author Name:
Shankar
- Rating:
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- Description: Six stories in this book will tell you a lot about elephants-what they feel, how they think and behave
Kuch Aata Na Jata
- Author Name:
Rajesh Joshi +1
- Rating:
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- Description: कौवा कितना काला है? जैसे कि रोशनी उल्टी हो गई हो, मशहूर कवि राजेश जोशी जवाब देते हैं। उनके जैसा स्थापित कवि अवलोकन की बारीकियों को व्यक्त करने के लिए नई भाषा का निर्माण कर सकता है। यह एक अनोखा संग्रह है, जो बच्चों को बहुत पसंद आएगा। वे पूरे दिन आपके साथ या अकेले इन्हें गाना चाहेंगे। युवा चित्रकार शिवम चौधरी के चित्र ताज़ा हैं। वे दिखाते हैं कि चित्रण में रंगों की अपनी आवाज़ होती है, आप ध्यान से सुनना चाहेंगे।
No Ticket, Will Travel
- Author Name:
Subhi Jiwani
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- Description: I can’t buy a ticket, but I need to get on this train… Chandrasekhar waits for a job and dreams of being back home with a classmate he’s in love with. Aruna had lost a slipper, and it was her only pair. Balu wishes he could trade his jackhammer for a poetry book. Sadia and her son are sleeping beside their handmade dolls, wondering what the future holds. Anjanamma makes up a story to soothe the relentless sting of mosquitoes. Nagaraju sightlessly navigates the chaos of a train station and puts out a plea to the universe. Subuhi Jiwani traces six uncertain journeys from Andhra Pradesh to Kochi, where migrants were in search of work, survival, and belonging.
The Why-Why Girl
- Author Name:
Mahashweta Devi
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- Description: Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend goats, collect firewood, fetch water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl'! In this inspiring and delightful story, her first picture book, acclaimed Jnanpith award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys – in books, that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by Girish Karnad. CBSE recommended
AMMACHI'S GLASSES
- Author Name:
Priya Kuriyan
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- Description: Ammachi can’t find her glasses one morning and everything goes topsy-turvy! Page after page spills with drama, humour, detail and local flavour as Priya Kuriyan spins a hilarious tale about a crazy day with unforgettable Ammachi — “the archetypal grandmother from memories of my own childhood in Kerala,” as Priya says. The celebrated illustrator is at her best in her first wordless picture book.
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