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Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend goats, collect firewood, fetch water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl'! In this inspiring and delightful story, her first picture book, acclaimed Jnanpith award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys – in books, that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by Girish Karnad. CBSE recommended
ISBN: 9788181466341
Pages: 24
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age : 0-11
Country of Origin: India
A Garland Of Tales
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Meenakshi G Jain +13
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- Description: The greed to have more than others, bravery in the face of odds, cleverness to accomplish a given task are some facets of human personality that have been strung together to form this garland of 17 folk tales from all over India. Edited by Geeta Menon and illustrated by Neeta Gangopadhya.
All About Beaks
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Rohan Dahotre
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- Description: Birds have beaks of all kinds, and they use them in many different ways. Dip in.
Hanuman Ki Ramayan
- Author Name:
Devdutt Pattanaik
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- Description: Valmiki has barely put down his pen after completing his magnificent creation, the epic Ramayan, when he realises he has competition. The sage Narad tells him that there is a better Ramayan, written by Hanuman. Valmiki is devastated! As the story of Hanuman's Ramayan unfolds, humorously and gently, so does the idea that there is no one version of the story, but many. Here, the quirky illustrations based on the style of Mithila folk paintings tell their own story.
Dungi Dance
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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.
GOPAL BHAND
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Acharya Paramhans Pramod
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- Description: Often referred to as the ?Birbal of Bengal’, Gopal was a barber by caste. Intelligent and sharp-witted, with a sense of humour, Gopal earned the title of court jester in the court of Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Krishnanagar. A collection of humorous stories. It is a good book to read for 11+ years.
Andaman's Boy
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Zai Whitaker
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- Description: Tired of life in Mumbai with his Chacha and Chachi, Arif runs away. He hops onto a train to Chennai, then smuggles himself onto a boat going to… the Andaman islands! Rich with adventure and humour, full of the wonders of nature, this book is also filled with details about the unique, misunderstood world of the Jarawa, a tribe in the Andamans whose very survival is being threatened, especially by the forces of so-called development. Nature drawings by Indraneil Das are beautifully offset by Ashok Rajagopalan’s soft pencil sketches.
People & Wildlife
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Tanya Majmudar +7
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- Description: Stories from across the country about people who have special bonds with the wildlife around them: People in Mumbai live with leopards in their neighbourhood… School children in Karnataka discover an unusual creature in their village… Youth in Nagaland spearhead a ban on hunting… Ten short stories – all inspired by real-life situations! *Parag Honour Book 2020 The development of this book was supported by Parag, an institute of Tata Trust.
Homeland
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Aaniya Asrani
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- Description: A part of the series called “Portraits of Exile” containing three throught- provoking books-Homecoming, Homeland and Homebound, looks at home and its meaning for Tibetan refugees living in Bylakuppe. ” … document[s] intangible memories, interspersing them with regular sheets of paper to represent physical realities.” — The Alipore Post “This picture book [Homebound] … does the important work of telling stories that would otherwise go unheard, unnoticed.” — The Reading Caterpillar Recommended by Hindustan Times, 2020
Maharani The Cow
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Christy Shoba Sudhir
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- Description: Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits a queenly Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. Nancy Raj’s full-of-life pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book 2018: Honor Book, South Asia Book Award
Mera Hai Ek Ghar
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Claudia Legnazzi +1
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- Description: Home is where the heart is! And thatís reason enough for a little girl to travel around with her mystical, magical home. From the award-winning author-illustrator Claudia Legnazzi, a book that will stay with you!
I Am Aan
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Meenakshi Bharadwaj +1
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- Description: Deep in the jungles of the Western Ghats lives a baby elephant called Aan. Hereís a heart-warming story of Aan as he embarks on his journey from the magical world of childhood to the tough adult one. Punctuated with facts on elephants, Aanís exciting voyage of self-discovery will sure make him great friends with young readers.
Dubkigondu Mane
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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.
Shaap O Byangera - Bilingual
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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.
Versova Vortex
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Tanvi Parulkar +1
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- Description: Can you protect Versova from its fate? From the vortex on its way to the village? Karuna was scared. Her father, who had left to go fishing early that morning, was unusually late. She was unable to shake off the ominous feeling that the pillage of the previous storm had seared into her psyche. Friends and a cousin join Karuna as she embarks on a treacherous journey in search of her father where they learn the lore of their people, overcome personal fears, and are collectively forced to come face-to-face with the ravages of climate change. Subuhi Jiwani brings to light the story of a defiant girl from the fishing community of Versova who pledges to rescue her village from impending doom. 10-15 years. story from people's archive of rural India
Van Vaani Kalyani
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Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: The extraordinary N Kalyani, a secret wildlife veterinarian with a heart as wild as the creatures she protects, is back on the job! This jaunty poem whisks young reaaders into the Nilgiris, where Kalyani swings on vines and partners with wild animals to outsmart trouble. Bursting with jungle antics, this adventure celebrates courage, friendship, and the magic of one womanís mission to save her wild neighbours!.
Uma Versus Upma
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Meera Ganapathi
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- Description: Awaited
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.
BLACK PANTHER
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Aravind Krish Bala
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- Description: A thrilling book based on a true story of an encounter with the endangered cat in the Western Ghats of India. Perched on a treetop at a waterhole in a reserve forest in Kerala, the author and his friend, Natarajan, an Irula tribesman, were waiting to sight a tiger. This was when Natarajan told him the story of his first encounter with a black panther in the Anamalai Hills – which happened after he had been roaming those hills for forty years! Stunning pastels bring to life the majestic black panther.
MINU AND HER HAIR
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Gayathri Bashi
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- Description: A bird's nest? A cow with two horns? No, it's Minu's hair and she does NOT like it. Her mother, her father, her grandmother try hard to tame it. But her grandfather is unconcerned… The illustrations of this charming story give Minu's hair a truly wild, tactile feel as it spills exuberantly through the pages.
Bihar Ke 25 Mahanayak
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Ashok Kumar Sinha
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- Description: इस पुस्तक में बिहार के अलग-अलग क्षेत्र के ऐसे नायकों के प्रेरणाप्रद जीवन को संकलित किया गया है, जिन्होंने अपने अथक प्रयास, सृजन, श्रम, अन्वेषण और संघर्ष के बदौलत विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में बदलाव का सूत्रपात किया। इसमें राजनीति, कला, साहित्य, संस्कृति, शिल्प, सामाजिक परिवर्तन और शिक्षा के साथ अपने प्रयास से बिहार को एक स्वतंत्र पहचान देनेवाले नायकों का जीवंत वर्णन है। जीवनी-लेखन न केवल शोधपरक और श्रमसाध्य कार्य है, बल्कि ऐसे लेखन में तटस्थता निवैक्तिकता और वैचारिक दृढ़ता की भी आवश्यकता होती है। प्रस्तुत पुस्तक ‘बिहार के 25 महानायक’ में उपर्युक्त मानकों का पालन किया गया है। संकलित आलेखों में विषय वैविध्य है। श्री सिन्हा ने डॉ. श्रीकृष्ण सिंह, भिखारी ठाकुर, कर्पूरी ठाकुर, गोपाल सिंह नेपाली, पीर अली खान, सच्चिदानंद सिन्हा और लोकनायक जयप्रकाश नारायण समेत 25 पुरोधाओं की जीवनी को बहुत परिश्रम से साहित्यिक अंदाज में लिखा है। पुस्तक में इन पुरोधाओं के व्यक्तित्व एवं कृतित्व के अनछुए पहलुओं को ज्ञानवर्धक तरीके से प्रस्तुत किया गया है। जीवनी के बीच-बीच में नायकों की अनसुनी कहानियों एवं संस्मरणों को उद्धृत करने से पुस्तक की महत्ता और रोचकता और बढ़ गई है। विश्वास है, यह पुस्तक पाठकों को पसंद आएगी और वे बिहार के पुरोधाओं के बारे में कुछ नई जानकारियों से भी अवगत होंगे।
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