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Teeny-tiny ANTs Are busy Always working Never dizzy! Then there are flitty-witty Bats, inky-winky Crows, heehaw Donkeys and a sprightly animal-rhyme for every letter. With bright-bold cutout pictures, this is just the sort of exciting alphabet book to start off teeny-tiny readers, while older ones relish its rhythms!
ISBN: 9788194981718
Pages: 36
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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- Author Name:
Durga Bai +1
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- Description: One dark stormy night, Konda wanders far away from home and is lost. Her family, a young calf and Mai, set out to look for her, and thus begins an extraordinary tale of caring and companionship. With its unlikely heroes, the story is sure to be loved by children and parents alike. With signature Gond patterns and tips on making natural colours, the book is a great resource for acquainting young minds to this amazing folk art form.
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- Author Name:
Kavitha Mandana
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- Author Name:
Santhini Govindan
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Richa Jha
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- Author Name:
Various Authors
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- Description: A book that challenges gender stereotypes and sketches inspiring messages that will surely go a long way!
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- Author Name:
Vrinda Baliga
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- Description: It’s Monday morning. Time for school. And his model of the earth…? Chintu Chitnis suddenly remembers he hasn’t made it! There’s a last-minute scramble to finish the project, with his little sister Pihu pitching in not very helpfully. And then, in school, Chintu finds an entire continent missing! Where did it go? Set in a Konkani household, this light and humorous story with playful pictures is a quick first introduction to the continents of the world.
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- Author Name:
Adithi Rao
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- Author Name:
Daisaku Ikeda
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- Author Name:
Aruna Shekar
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- Description: Asha’s first trip in her colourful auto every morning is to the flower market, where she buys a big bag of jasmine buds. Follow her through the week and through the city, as she picks up and drops off passengers at the railway station, the beach, the cricket stadium… stringing and selling jasmine all the way. Vibrant pictures liven up the route and offer snapshots of a city – Chennai!
The Astronomer
- Author Name:
Harshvardhan Kadam +1
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- Description: Have you ever tried to catch the moon? Is the moon really that far away? A curious little girl really doesnít think so, but her elder brother keeps telling her otherwise! Can she convince him? Find out as she shares a delightful dialogue with her Dada. Another timeless gem from Gurudev.
Bhaari Brishti
- Author Name:
Gayathri Bashi
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- Description: Rain can be fun. But sometimes, “lots and lots and lots of rain” is frightening — when water comes into homes and washes everything away. Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make sense of it? The book talks to children through rhythmic, repetitive text and evocative visuals, ending with the important reminder that if you look after nature, nature will look after you. It enables conversations that can heal and empower.
All you want to know about Epilepsy
- Author Name:
M C Maheshwari
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- Description: Awaited
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- Author Name:
Adithi Rao
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- Description: Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth. Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.
Ped Nahi Baithta
- Author Name:
Vinod Kumar Shukla +1
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- Description: PEN/नोबोकोव पुरस्कार प्राप्तकर्ता, विनोद कुमार शुक्ला, हिंदी साहित्य के सबसे प्रसिद्ध लेखकों में से एक हैं। उन्होंने बच्चों के लिए कई अच्छी किताबें लिखी हैं। इन किताबों में एक जीवंत, संतुष्टिदायक दुनिया मौजूद है जिसका हर उम्र के पाठक आनंद ले सकते हैं। इस संग्रह में उनकी कुछ खूबसूरत कहानियाँ हैं जो कहानी कहने की कला का विस्तार करेंगी। सामान्य वाक्य संरचनाओं के साथ वह सबसे असामान्य कहानियाँ व्यक्त करता है। चंद्रमोहन कुलकर्णी ने अपने चित्रण के माध्यम से कहानियों का एक समानांतर पाठ तैयार किया है। कहानियाँ और चित्र एक साथ मिलकर अपनी दो भुजाओं वाली नदी की तरह चलते हैं।
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Bhuri Bai Bhil +1
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- Description: Learn all about the Bhil tribal people of Madhya Pradesh, earth-caring artists and storytellers. Awesome art brings to life a heartwarming story of a Bhil girl as she becomes an artist, seeing her own world with new creativity.
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- Author Name:
Richa Jha
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- Description: It is Grandparents Day at school, and everyone is excited. Not little Oviyam, who is embarrassed at the thought of her schoolmates seeing her grandfather Thatha in a dhoti, a traditional wrap-around lower. She tries her best to convince him to skip the event but he insists on attending. Will Oviyam rise above her insecurities and own up to her dhoti-wearing Thatha in front of everyone? Richa Jha's light, breezy words, along with Gautam Benegal's soft playful colour palettes and vividly illustrated frames help the reader both empathise with Oviyam's fears and strongly hope for her baseless insecurities to rid her troubled mind.
Mai And Her Friends
- Author Name:
Durga Bai +1
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- Description: One dark stormy night, Konda wanders far away from home and is lost. Her family, a young calf and Mai, set out to look for her, and thus begins an extraordinary tale of caring and companionship. With its unlikely heroes, the story is sure to be loved by children and parents alike. With signature Gond patterns and tips on making natural colours, the book is a great resource for acquainting young minds to this amazing folk art form.
Heroes Do Not Grow On Trees
- Author Name:
Sudha Puri
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- Description: Heroes Do Not Grow On Trees written by Sudha Puri and illustration done by Amitava Sengupta.Age group 6 TO 10 YEARS.
BOODABIM
- Author Name:
Alankrita Amaya
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- Description: Boodabim floats in the sky, he swims in the ocean and he simply glows in stripes! Who is he? A cloud? A fish? A tiger? Boodabim can be anything he wants to be! Minimal text and rollicking illustrations make this a most endearing book for little ones.
Jhuplir Modhur Baksho
- Author Name:
Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: বাবা কোথায়? সে এখনো ফিরে আসেনি কেন? সন্ধ্যা নামার সাথে সাথে ঝুপলি অস্থির। তার বাবা মধু সংগ্রহ করতে ঘন জঙ্গলে গেছে এবং সে ভয় পেয়েছে। কারণ বনে বাঘ আছে। কারণ মানুষ কখনো ভেতরে যায় আর কখনো বের হয় না। বাবাকে কি প্রতিদিন বিপদে পড়তে হবে? ঝুপলির একটা আইডিয়া আছে – মধুর বাক্স! মেজাজ-ভরা ছবি এবং টেক্সট ঝুপলির নিরন্তর উদ্বেগকে সুন্দর সুন্দরবনের ঝাড়ু দিয়ে বুনেছে, এটি একটি ভয়ঙ্কর জায়গা যেমন সুন্দর, একটি গল্পে যা এর মধু সংগ্রহকারীদের দুর্দশার দিকে নির্দেশ করে।
