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Four delightful tales from Arunachal Pradesh on how the world came to be ñ two brothers create the world; a river wanders over the mountain; the dove sings a lullaby; a wayward sun tries to scorch the earth.
ISBN: 9788189020835
Pages: 36
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Goondi Ghari Yeyeil Ka?
- 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.
Gajapati Kulapati-Chhabaak
- Author Name:
Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: After his big-big sneeze, Gajapati Kulapati is back with a SPLASH! Like the very popular first book, sounds, rhythm, and repetition make this too a perfect read aloud for little ones.
Pinokio Tatha Anya Kahaniyan
- Author Name:
Raman Kumar
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- Description: No Description Available for this Book
COME!
- Author Name:
Reshmi Dastidar
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- Description: The stars give way to the sun, the clouds to rain, the egg to the little bird… Things change. This truth is brought to children in a charmingly simple way. Dramatic pictures flow into each other to give a sense of movement, of the idea of change.
Dubkikosam Oka Illu
- Author Name:
Priya Narayanan
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- Description: Yasmin’s home is a tin box, burning hot in summer and freezing cold in winter. But Dubki, her stray dog friend, has no home at all. How unfair! So Yasmin decides to build one for Dubki, just like she has seen her Ammi and Abbu build for others. A heart-tugging story on a child’s idea of home, centred round a family of migrant workers who construct big houses while living in hovels themselves, displaced and longing for their own home far away. Told in the voice of little Yasmin, it speaks straight to the child reader. Illustrations evoke a gentle glow of joy and hope.
Tracing Roots Stories About Trees
- Author Name:
Mallika Ravikumar +1
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- Description: For centuries, people have sought to make sense of the world around them through stories, and this holds true for trees as well. Why does the coconut have eyes? How did a cobbler prove his wisdom with a tiny seed? How did a jackfruit tree help Birbal solve a robbery? Thatha takes Samar, Maya, Shyam, and Nisha all over India and beyond through 12 stories that span several cultures. Mallika Ravikumar’s retelling of myths, legends, and folktales from different traditions will delight readers young and old, while Swati Kharbanda’s awe-inspiring illustrations showcase the staggering beauty of the trees that surround us. 9+ years
Raater Aakaash
- Author Name:
Samina Mishra
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- Description: It’s late at night. Tipu is fast asleep when his two black puppies, Layla and Jugnoo, bound into his room. Down comes his star-filled quilt – and it becomes a cosmic playground for the three of them. Anything is possible, even flying to the moon! With illustrations that reflect the blending of reality and fantasy, this is a story about the sheer joy of imagination, and the wonder of play.
Man Mein Khushi Paida Karne Wale Rang
- Author Name:
Taposhi Ghoshal +1
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- Description: Renowned Hindi writer and translator of world literature, Teji Grover's refreshing stories, memoirs, poems, haikus, and letters live on. Renowned Hindi writer and translator of world literature, Teji Grover's refreshing stories, memoirs, poems, haikus and letters are collected in this anthology. This book beautifully brings together all the vibrant colours of her writing. With her words, she brightens our days. This collection will be enjoyed by you and your children for many years to come. Taposhi Ghoshal's magical artwork is in a continuous dialogue with Teji's words. Each artwork enriches the text. Together, Teji's words and Taposhi's art complete each other.in this anthology. This book beautifully brings together all the vibrant colours of her writing. With her words, she brightens up our days. This collection would be enjoyed by you and your children for many years to come. Taposhi Ghoshal's magical artwork is in a continuous dialogue with Teji's words. Each artwork enriches the text. Together, Teji's words and Taposhi's art complete each other. Age group 9-12 years
Hallo
- Author Name:
Bageshree S
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- Description: Hello, says the sun to the bud. Hello, says the rain, the bees, the butterflies, the birds, and Thambi. "Hello," the flower replies, showing off its lovely petals. This beginner reader is part of the Thumb Thumb Books series, created around the common thumbprint and featuring Thumb Thumb Thangi and Thumb Thumb Thambi. Short sentences, bold type, and vibrant visuals make entry into reading easy and exciting. At the end is a page for children to make their own thumbprint drawings – and the line, ‘I can read this book,’ affirms the young reader’s confident place in the world of books.
Secrets of the Jungle
- Author Name:
Tanya Majmudar +2
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- Description: An activity book about the Central Indian forests, its wildlife and its people
When I Grow Up I'll Have A House
- Author Name:
Jerry Pinto
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- Description: Details awaited
Veetukku Varuma Goondi?
- 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.
The World That Mai Built
- Author Name:
Nandita Jayaraj
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- Description: Details awaited
With You, Ma
- Author Name:
Adith A.K. +1
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- Description: Aadya refuses to do anything without her Ma - whether it’s packing a bag for their holiday to Assam or it’s playing in the river. Will this trip make Aadya more self-reliant?
Rockstar in a Sari
- Author Name:
Pearl D' Silva
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- Description: Pearl D'Silva celebrates the life of our rockstar, Usha Uthup. What we see, hear, eat, and wear is ingrained in our minds. Gradually, its hold becomes stronger, like a habit. Then we remember it just as we remember Newton's third law of motion. One day, when we witness something different from what we are accustomed to seeing, hearing, eating, and wearing, we deny it wholeheartedly. If that is what is different stands up with complete confidence, we begin to accept it. It takes courage to be different and stay different with confidence. Usha Uthup is one such personality. She puts forth her voice and her dressing style with confidence and honesty. She sings with confidence, like a rockstar. Vasundhara Arora's lively portrayal of Usha Uthup's character. Page by page, you can hear Usha Uthup sing with the fragrance of her gajra. Vasundhara's illustrative style is reflected in her colours and lines. Age group 9-12 years
Sculpted Stones - Mysteries of Mamallapuram
- Author Name:
Ashwin Prabhu
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- Description: On Tamil Nadu’s coast lies a small town that centuries ago must have been filled with the sounds of hammering and chiselling on stone – Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. From a mammoth relief panel to cave temples and monoliths, it showcases sculptural art of astounding skill and a variety of styles rare to find in one location. The book takes us through this ‘open-air museum’ for a one-on-one ‘looking’ experience through its rich archive of 65 vivid photographs. The magnified visual details and narrative cues also throw up a sea of stories – and some riddles to be unravelled!
Naa Polaanni Rakshinchukonta
- Author Name:
Rinchin
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- Description: Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she hears that a company wants to make a coal mine in their village – the enormous black pit that will eat up all their lands, like it has in the next village… As always, Rinchin powers her questions through irresistible storytelling. The little girl’s anxiety about losing her land to “a monster machine” cuts close to the heart as it takes head-on an issue that is ravaging tribal Chhattisgarh, where this story is set, and every other place where there is ‘development’ at a cost.
Sindabad Ki Samudri Yatrayen
- Author Name:
Harshita
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- Description: No Description Available for this Book
Cloud Eater
- Author Name:
Chewang Dorjee Bhutia
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- Description: Phumtopchen – meaning ‘Giant Girl’ in Tibetan – is a happy child who loves to blow passing clouds into different shapes and eat them up too. So when people are threatened by some big, black clouds, it is Phumtopchen to the rescue for she knows exactly what to do! A charming old-world folk-style story in verse about a big little special girl who stomps over gender stereotypes as she goes her happy way. Set high in the northeastern hills of India, the stunning visuals play with size and perspective.
Qutubminar Ka Ped
- Author Name:
Prabhat +1
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- Description: हिंदी के लोकप्रिय कवि और लेखक प्रभात के संग्रह में छह कहानियाँ हैं। आप बच्चों को सुनाने के लिए संग्रह की कहानियों को तुरंत याद कर सकते हैं। असामान्य रूप से सरल कथानक के साथ, बातचीत को चतुराई से आगे बढ़ाकर एक कहानी विकसित की जाती है। कविता सिंह काले के चित्र पुस्तक की दृश्य अपील को बढ़ाते हैं। चित्र वर्णन में समृद्ध हैं और पात्र अभिव्यंजक हैं। ये दोनों खूबियां आपका ध्यान खींच लेंगी. Age group 6-8 years
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