Nilaavil Muyal - Bilingual
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When a herd of elephants creates trouble in the jungle, do the little rabbits run away in fear? No! From Aztec to Chinese, there are many versions of the story about the rabbit in the moon. The illustrations for this bilingual retelling are based on the pithora folk style of central India, which derives from cave art.
ISBN: 9788181468833
Pages: 20
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Menaka Raman
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Vinod Kumar Shukla +1
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
Vishaka George +1
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- Author Name:
Lesley D. Biswas
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- Author Name:
Mahashweta Devi
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- Author Name:
Mita Bordoloi
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
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M S Subbulakshmi
- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi
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Cloud Eater
- Author Name:
Chewang Dorjee Bhutia
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The Pangolin Protectors
- Author Name:
Rajiv Eipe +1
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- Description: In the forests of Central India, pangolin poachers have been arrested. Forest officials and the Wildlife Conservation Trust team (including conservation dogs) get together to lead the pangolin to the perfect home.
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