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This collection of stories makes for interesting reading while bringing to the limelight some common household animals and their bewildering characteristics.
ISBN: 9788123749549
Pages: 40
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age : 0-11
Country of Origin: India
The Mystery Of The Missing Soap
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Geeta Dharmarajan +2
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- Description: The mystery revolves around an evil Asura, Tobakachi, who wishes to conquer India by spreading the attack of the deadly Coronavirus. The story also celebrates children as changemakers and sensitive and intelligent adult leaders. It includes a fun-facts section for curious children, and a DIY section. Translated into five languages – it is available as a free pdf on the Katha website.
Ticket illa Prayana Nillalla
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Subuhi Jiwani +1
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- Description: It is written by Subuhi Jiwani and translated by Abburu Prakash. The book follows the journey of six migrants on a train from Andhra Pradesh to Kochi, in search of work. The plot is inspired by an article titled ‘No ticket, will travel’.
The Veena Player
- Author Name:
Anjali Raghbeer
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- Description: What happens when Valsa helps her Aunty Prima restore an old Ravi Varma painting? She finds out all about the artist and makes a friend from his paintings.
The Miracle on Kachhua Beach
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Nandita da Cunha +1
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- Description: ‘Kachhua Beach?’ squealed Ori. ‘It should be called “Kachra beach”!’ Ori can’t bear his nasty nickname “Oddball Ori” or the mean jibes from the Big Boys at school. But one day, a strange sequence of events leads him down the road where he lives, past a rusty old gate, to a garbage dump that was once Kachhua Beach. An “oddball” idea strikes him, one that will change his life forever and bring about… a miracle! In this second book in the Miracle series, award-winning duo Nandita da Cunha’s powerful prose and Priya Kuriyan’s sensorial mixed-media illustrations come together to tell the story of how one individual can bring about positive change.
GOD'S LITTLE ANT
- Author Name:
Khyati Anand Puran
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- Description: “You shouldn’t trouble black ants, Kuhu. They are god’s little ants,” says Kuhu’s mother, as she stops her from catching a plump, wiggly black ant. If this really is god’s little ant, Kuhu thinks, then it should lead her to where god lives? And so begins little Kuhu’s sprightly search for the answer, as she starts to tail the ant to the most unlikely of god’s homes.
Em Choosavu ?
- Author Name:
Nandini Nayar
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- Description: After a school trip to the zoo, Amma is surprised that Meera has seen no animals – not a monkey, a lion, or even a giraffe... But why did Meera see no animals there? Her lively mother forgets to ask! Zestful pictures capture the hilarious inversion of role play.
Haavu Mattu Kappegalu - Bilingual
- Author Name:
Mariam Karim Ahlawat +1
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- Description: The old snake is punished – the frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy – but they had better watch out! This unusual bilingual retelling of a Panchatantra favourite swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk toys from Channapatna in Karnataka, a craft style that came centuries ago from Persia.
Shero to the Rescue
- Author Name:
Ashish Kothari +1
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- Description: Shero, a little hedgehog, rallies support from animals living in the grasslands, wetlands and deserts of Kachchh, to save their land from a new threat. Books on enviroment, wildlife communities conservation
Tales from Krishna
- Author Name:
Wonder House
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- Description: This delightful collection of stories from Indian mythology introduces young readers to our enriching and ancient culture and wisdom. Various myths, legends and stories in this series will enthral its young readers. Gorgeous illustrations and simple sentences in these books will inculcate the love for reading and our culture among the early beginners.
The Ghost of the Mountains
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Sujatha Padmanabhan +1
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- Description: The residents of the village Ang, a small village in the Himalayan mountains in Ladakh, wake up one morning to find an unusual visitor in their midst. The villagers are angry, very angry and threaten to kill the visitor. A young lad of the village is the one who feels that the visitor must be spared. what can he possibly do? Read on to find out...
Lady Targan
- Author Name:
Lavanya Karthik +1
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- Description: Lady Tarzan aka Jamuna Tudu put her life at stake to save forests. Her story is the story of struggle and love. Lavanya Karthik retells Lady Tarzan's story. The story asks, "Do we love something?" This question gives us hope as we can stand for someone we love. For support. Rajiv Eipe's illustrations gives sound to the story. The sounds of a healthy forest. This is the Hindi translation of the book - Lady Tarzan! Jamuna.
CARRY ME, MAMA!
- Author Name:
Shamim Padamsee
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- Description: Ducks, tigers, pangolins, penguins… This book introduces young readers to a variety of animals and the different ways in which they carry their young. Bold illustrations set against textured backgrounds portray the parent-child bond in a charming manner.This is a bilingual book
Syana
- Author Name:
Anirudh Umat +1
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- Description: सारे ऊँट चलने के लिए खड़े थे। पर एक ऊँट बैठा था। खड़ा ही नहीं हो रहा था। उसके पास भीड़ बढ़ती जा रही थी। एक बुजुर्ग ने ऊँट की आँखों को देखा और कहा, "ऊँट को ज़िद चढ़ गई है।"
Tenaliram Ki Kathayen
- Author Name:
Rajesh Gupta
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- Description: No Description Available for this Book
ISMAT'S EID
- Author Name:
Fawzia Gilani Williams
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- Description: Ismat the shoemaker decides to buy his family special gifts for Eid. He is persuaded by the shopkeeper to buy a pair of trousers for himself. However, there is only one last pair and it's too long. But long trousers can always be shortened, can't they? Eid arrives, and with it comes a shock and a surprise. This crisp adaptation of a delightful Turkish tale has been affectionately told and illustrated, replete with cultural resonances.
Auto Driver Asha
- 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!
Dungi Dance
- Author Name:
Bhavna Jain Bhuta
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- Description: Dhum Dhum Dhum… dhup dhup dhup… Dungi dances to a dhinchak beat in this foot-tapping story that will make young readers move and groove, clap and tap! Big sheep, small sheep, bored sheep, happy sheep… eye-catching visuals bring to life the dance and drama in a woolly world.
IT'S MY COLOUR
- Author Name:
Nancy Raj
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- Description: Whose colour is GREEN? asked the little boy. “It’s mine!” preened the parrot. “It’s mine! It’s mine!” babbled the bitter gourd. Whose colour is RED, YELLOW, BLUE…? The little boy doesn’t stop, and award-winning illustrator Nancy Raj creates for little readers a wild, whimsical world of colours! As bright hues jump and dance across the pages in this little squabble over who owns which colour, it’s the sun who has the last laugh!
Thakitta Tharikitta Naache Ball
- 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
Just Train Ride Away
- Author Name:
Mini Shrinivasan
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- Description: Santosh travels alone from Mumbai, where he lives with his mother, to Kolkata, on holiday. He has secret plans to look for his father, whom he barely remembers. The train ride brings him into contact with people outside his sheltered world – a prelude to another, deeper, journey. With a light and honest touch, this book explores the emotional dilemma of a young boy who faces the bittersweet reality of estrangement.
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