A Garland Of Tales
Author:
Meenakshi G Jain, Mitra Phukan, Jaya Madhavan, Padma Ganapati, Meenakshi Balganesh, Puneeta Khatri, Manoj T. Thomas, Swapna Dutta, Eva Bell, Scharada Bail, M.S. Mahadevan, Ramendra Kumar, Aradhna Jha, Devika RangachariPublisher:
Children'S Book TrustLanguage:
EnglishCategory:
Picture-books2 Reviews
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The greed to have more than others, bravery in the face of odds, cleverness to accomplish a given task are some facets of human personality that have been strung together to form this garland of 17 folk tales from all over India.
Edited by Geeta Menon and illustrated by Neeta Gangopadhya.
ISBN: 9788189750607
Pages: 96
Avg Reading Time: 3 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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