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ìDarkness is alive,î Patti says.
ìAnd we, the Irulas, are keepers of darkness.î
Inspired by the indigenous wisdom and resilience of the Irulas, one of the oldest Adivasi communities of India, a book that is a lyrical ode to the deep dark forests and the lives intertwined with them.
ISBN: 9789394185777
Pages: 28
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Pedon Ki Amma
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: साँझ घिरे जब नींद की झपकी पेड़ों को आने लगती चुप चुप सी पेड़ों की अम्मा मन में पछताने लगती फैल-फूट कर जगह घेर कर सोते परबत बड़े बड़े मेरे दिल के टुकड़े कैसे सो पायेंगे खड़े खड़े
Mallipoo, Where are You?
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: When Paytu the pig goes on a sugarcane walk with Amma the elephant and Hutoxi the horse, she asks Anna and Akka to look after her babies. But the two elephant teenagers get busy in a game of coconut-football... and the piglets disappear! The muddy-buddy fourth story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
Monumental Maths
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Veena Prasad
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- Description: What do the pyramids, ancient temples and Jantar Mantar all have in common? Maths! Innovative architects across the world have used mathematics to build wonders that we still marvel at today.
Makkaligaagi Gandhiji
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B.G. Gujjarappa
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- Description: Gandhi himself believed that children are the best beginners to initiate any effective change, and hence the book aimed for Children.
Travelling Seeds
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Lavanya Karthik
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- Description: Flyer, floater, trickster, hitchhiker! Did you know that seeds can take on the most amazing roles in their quest to keep their species alive? Read on to explore the different ways seeds travel, and also meet the animals that help them on these journeys. Longlisted for WWF Greenlitfest Honour Book Award 2021
Pie In The Sky
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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.
Days With Thathu
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Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: A magically beautiful story about Malar and her grandfather. A laptime, bedtime, anytime story for you to share. Enjoy! A beginnerís book for children learning to read.
Bagh Bhi Padhte Hai
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Chandan Yadav +1
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- Description: कथाकार चन्दन यादव का यह पहला संग्रह है। उनकी भाषा का चुटीलापन, दोटूकपन कहानी को अतिरिक्त आभा देता है। उनकी कहानियों में पाठ का एक न एक तलघर महसूस होता रहता है। जहाँ कहानी के भीतर एक और कहानी नींव की तरह चलती रहती है। पाठक को आवाजाही का सुख मिलता है। ये कहानियाँ हिन्दी में कहानी का एक नया रास्ता बनाती हैं। इन कहानियों को चित्रकार अमृता ने बहुत अपनेपन से बनाया है। इन कहानियों के उन्होंने खासतौर पर किरदार रचे हैं। ऊँट कहानी का ऊँट है, बिल्ली कहानी की बिल्ली है। इस तरह कहानी के सच को दुनियावी सच से बड़ा दिखाया है। एक जगह ऊँट का बयान है कि करनवीर ने चिल्ला-चिल्लाकर आसमान सिर पर उठा लिया है। इस बयान को चित्रकार ने मुहावरे की गिरवी से छुड़ाया है। चित्र में ऊँट पर बैठे बच्चे के फैले हाथ सचमुच आसमान उठाए दिखते हैं।
Little Tara's Big Fire
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Shreeja Rao
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- Description: Stories light up a fire inside Tara. But not everyone likes her stories. The fire inside her slowly dims. Will she find her fire again?
The Manic Panic
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Richa Jha
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- Description: Mom and Dad completely lose the plot the day the Wifi stops working in the house. In a role reversal of sorts, it's up to little Shivi to get her bored and tantrum-throwing parents to see that there is a perfectly wonderful life to be enjoyed beyond their screen craze. Mithila Ananth's zany, whimsical digital illustrations with a minimal neat colour palette and a touch of quiet humour throw into sharp focus Richa Jha's funny story done as a second person narrative. Together, they draw the reader right into the centre of this book's relatable universe.
Bas Ek Pahadi
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Kaveri Chatterjee +1
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- Description: सुनो सुनो है बात पुरानी, है ये तब की अजब कहानी, जब सब पहाड़ियाँ उड़ती थीं। फ़िर एक दिन . . . आगे क्या हुआ जानने के लिए पढ़िए खू़बसूरत, जीती-जागती चित्रों से सजी यह अनोखी गाती, मुस्कुराती, गुनगुनाती कहानी, जिसे पढ़कर आप भी उड़ान भरना चाहोगे!
The Grumpus Rumpus
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Reena I puri
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- Description: Mama Wagtail is worried because her baby Grumpus does not know how to show that he is happy. But how do animals and birds show that they are happy? Find out about animals and birds in this beautiful story. Written by Reena I. Puri Illustrated by Aratrika Choudh Reading level 2: for children who recognize familiar words and can reads new words with help.
Mummmy's Glasses
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Tanu Shree Singh
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- Description: Amma has lost her glasses again! It’s up to Nimu and Mirchi to find them. But what else will they find on the way?
Saahi’s Quest
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M. Yuvan
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- Description: Saahi is a Wandering Glider dragonfly. As soon as she grows wings, she takes off on a quest – to look for more Wandering Gliders. Along the way, she meets many tiny creatures and learns about how they live. But will she find more dragonflies like herself? WWF Greenlitfest Honour Book 2021
Out In The Moonlight
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Perumal Murugan
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- Description: A little boy runs excitedly in the darkness, lit only by the light of a bright, bright moon. He is going with his mother and baby brother to the millet fields. As his mother works, he tries to make the most of the moonlit night with his newfound friend, a stray dog, while his brother sleeps... It takes an exceptional writer like Perumal Murugan to narrate this vignette from his own life, evocatively and unsentimentally. Mood-filled illustrations bring the unfamiliar close in a nightscape redolent with anticipation and danger. Originally in Tamil
Nandhini Emba Jaane
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Aparna Karthikeyan +1
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- Description: Written by Aparna Karthikeyan and translated by V Gayathri, this book explores the life of an extraordinary woman’s journey of single parenthood and managing a sampangi farm in a Tamil Nadu hamlet. The narrative is based on the article ‘A thorny life but Chandra bets on flowers’.
Look Ma, No hands!
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Vikram Agnihotri
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- Description: Meet Vikram Agnihotri, India’s first double-arm amputee to get a car driving licence and then become a racing driver. Losing both his upper limbs after a terrible accident when he was only seven, the rest of his life has been all about moving on, buoyed by his parents, with spirit and cheer. This book is that story. Told by Vikram himself in the style of a graphic narrative, it is a book of inspiration for any reader, about a man who is no less a superhero than his own childhood idol, Superman!
NIKOO'S PAINTBRUSH
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Gurpreet Kaur
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- Description: Nikoo loves to paint. One day he reads an adventure story about the big blue sea and, as usual, picks up his paintbrush. Suddenly, he falls into his own painting! Watercolour illustrations swirl us into Nikoo's imaginary world.
Jhuplichi Madhachi Peti
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Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: बाबा कुठे आहेत? तो अजून परत का आला नाही? संध्याकाळ होत असताना झुपली अस्वस्थ आहे. तिचे वडील मध गोळा करण्यासाठी घनदाट जंगलात गेले आहेत आणि ती घाबरली आहे. कारण जंगलात वाघ आहेत. कारण लोक कधी आत जातात आणि कधी बाहेर पडत नाहीत. बाबांना रोज धोक्यात जावे का? झुप्लीला एक कल्पना आहे – मधाचे खोके! मूडने भरलेली चित्रे आणि मजकूर झुप्लीच्या सततच्या चिंतेला भव्य सुंदरबनच्या झाडामध्ये विणतात, हे ठिकाण जितके सुंदर आहे तितकेच धोकादायक आहे, या कथेत मध गोळा करणाऱ्यांच्या दुर्दशेकडे लक्ष वेधले आहे.
Kissu Haathi
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Manica Musil
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- Description: Through her wonderful illustrations and skills of story-telling, Manica Musil lives in the hearts of her readers. She does not use brushes and colours in her artworks. Thread, pins, pieces of Through her wonderful illustrations and storytelling skills, Manica Musil lives in the hearts of her readers. She does not use brushes and colours in her artworks. Thread, pins, and fabric pieces make up her illustrations. You might think that threads, pins, and pieces of fabric were invented for use in Musil's illustrations. We have put these to use elsewhere, too. Her books unfold like friendships in school, taking a new form each day, just as a river opens up along its shores. Pages of her books become trees once again. The thread blossoms into silkworm flowers. fabric...make her illustrations. Then you think that threads, pins, and pieces of fabric were invented for use in Musil's illustrations. We have put these to use elsewhere, too. Her books unfold like friendships in school, which take a new form each day. Just like a river opens up around the shores. Pages of her books become trees once again. The thread blossoms in to silkcotton flowers. age group- 0-6 years and Age group 6-8 years
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