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Critters Around Our Homes provides a peek into the lives of some of the critters—or creatures—that we see in and around our homes. Has anyone told you that a gecko can detach its tail? Or that some moths live only for a week or two? Did you know that some squirrels can fly?
Pick up this book to find out about these and other creatures; discover how they live and what they do; and take the first step into the wonderful world of nature… all without leaving your house!
*Parag Honour Book 2020
ISBN: 9788187945796
Pages: 32
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Snoring Shanmugam
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: Shanmugam the gentle lion does three things in a day. He eats, he sleeps, and he snores — khorhrhrh..... phshhew..... khorhrhrh..... phshhew..... One day, a tawny, brawny, nasty new lion comes to take over the jungle. The animals are afraid. They go to their king, Shanmugam — but he is, of course, sleeping! The roary-snory second story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
Mummmy's Glasses
- Author Name:
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?
Let's Go!
- Author Name:
Anthara Mohan
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- Description: 10, 9, 8, 7 – count the children as they come leaping, riding, zooming in on cycles, scooters, rickshas… A racy counting book with a different mode of transport on every spread! Children with completely different personalities brighten up the streets.
Chandni Ke Pankh
- Author Name:
Mamang Dai +1
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- Description: 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.
Watch Out! The Tiger Is Here!
- Author Name:
Sejal Mehta +1
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- Description: When a tiger moves through the forest, all the animals and birds know! Listen to the different alarm calls that warn everyone in the forest that the tiger is here.
Orbit- Textile
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Rajnish Sharma
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- Description: TES Orbit provides a common platform for articles from teachers, students, and their parents to be featured alongside the work by professionals, educators, writers, artists, activists, experts, and the like. Each issue is themed on a subject of direct relevance to young thinking individuals and provides a good opportunity to collaborate and contribute to the magazine. Every issue also carries a supplement called Campus Capers which features articles exclusively by students of selected schools.
Orbit- Heritage
- Author Name:
Rajnish Sharma
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- Description: TES Orbit provides a common platform for articles from teachers, students and their parents to be featured alongside the work by professionals, educators, writers, artists, activists, experts and the like. Each issue is themed on a subject of direct relevance to young thinking individuals and provides a good opportunity to collaborate and contribute to the magazine.
NOON CHAI AND A STORY
- Author Name:
Adithi Rao
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- Description: An Uncle From Far Away shows little Amiya’s class a storybook with beautiful pictures. Now they must build a library, he says. But how? “In Gurez, there are no storybooks. Only lots and lots of snow!” Well, Amiya knows that her Deidi has many stories in her old-old eyes. And over steaming cups of pink noon chai, Deidi begins, Amiya writes, her sister draws, and a book is born! Set in the isolation of a village at the edge of the Line of Control in Kashmir, with the hint of conflict, this is a heartwarming story about books, and what they mean to those who don’t have them.
Everything Looks New
- Author Name:
Mala Kumar +1
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- Description: So many flowers, so many colours, so many bird and squirrels chirping and jumping around Meenu! She is enchanted by nature at its best. It is spring time.
Petege Hoguvudu
- Author Name:
Meera Tendolkar +1
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- Description: Details awaited
Gajapati Kulapati-Dhaas Poos Bhooos!
- 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.
When a Forest Wakes Up
- Author Name:
Sudarshan Shaw
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- Description: As a roaring sun jumps out, the forest wakes up to a brand new day, putting on a new show. What will the forest be today? A story inspired from animism, an age-old belief of the Gond tribe, where everything from the sun to the rocks are as living as we are.Written by Sudarshan Shaw Illustrated by Sudarshan Shaw. The development of this book has been supported by P.A.N.I. Foundation.Library of Congress Literacy Award Winner 2020( special response award)
Choomantar
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Jivuba wants to become a singer but she cannot because she has to get married. Luckily, Dammu, the wise apsara of the forest, casts a spell to remedy the situation! But what happens when the spell breaks?
Moaning Morris
- Author Name:
Franz Hubner +1
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- Description: A delightful little book that helps us realize that adapting to other people is easier than we think. A few sentences of fun facts about hedgehogs make the reading all the more interesting.
Hoovu
- Author Name:
Bageshree S
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- Description: Thambi finds a flower, picks it up, and smells it. Mmmmm! But there's someone sitting inside... oh! 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, there 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.
Bhalu Ka Nakhoon
- Author Name:
Rishi Sahni
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- Description: भालू का नाखून की कहानियों के लेखक ऋषि साहनी एक घुमक्कड़ और चित्रकार भी हैं। इस संकलन की कहानियाँ उनको पहाड़ों और दुर्गम रास्तों पर घूमते हुए मिली हैं। एक छोटा बौद्ध भिक्षु, एक पहाड़ी चरवाहा, एक पहाड़ी रास्ते का गाइड जैसे किरदार भी वहीं मिले हैं। ऐसी जगहें और किरदार आम तौर पर बच्चों के लिए कहानियों में कम नज़र आते हैं। ऋषि साहनी के चित्र देखकर ख्याल आया कि अलग-अलग जगहों के खास रंग अलग होते हैं। वे मौसम के साथ बदलते हैं। यह भी लगेगा कि रंगों की एक तासीर होती है। चित्रों में रंग ऐसे लगे हैं जैसे वे धूप की तरह आकर चीज़ों पर गिर गये हों।
Beauty is Missing
- Author Name:
Priya Kuriyan
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- Description: Tesamma's beloved buffalo Sundari is missing. No one knows where she has gone. But soldier Jinsi is confident that she will find her. She searches the entire village, asking people about the buffalo and looking for clues. Will Jinsi be able to find Sundari? What is the mystery behind the disappearance of the music-loving buffalo Sundari?
Aandhi
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Surge and soar and swirl and roar with a little friend and the dust storm as they take you along for a magical ride across the skies. Perky pictures, catchy rhyme, foot-tapping rhythm and some fantastical creatures waiting to jump into the adventure, itís a fun read all the way!
MANY COLOURS OF US!
- Author Name:
Lavanya Kapahi
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- Description: “What colour shall I be?” wonders the baby bird. And as her feathered friends hop forward one by one to claim their own colour as best, they pick out hues from across the country. Pink like Kutch flamingos, purple like fiery Naga chillies, red like the Satpura’s palash, black like Bhadra panthers… Vibrant palettes take us on a visual journey across India, reflecting that it’s the diversity that is delightful, the medley that is most magical.
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.
