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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.
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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.
Book Details
The Blockprinted Tiger
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Joeanna Rebello Fernandes
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- Description: He unfurled a turquoise bale and draped it on the tiger Who, in the manner of a model twirled before the mirror Watch out – there’s a tiger strolling through a Jaipur bazaar! But wait. Is he looking for prey… or PRINTS? A wildly whacky saga of a runaway tiger from Ranthambore, in deliciously slick verse, with colour-popping pictures, that will have you ROARING with fun!
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
Jhuplir Modhur Baksho
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Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: বাবা কোথায়? সে এখনো ফিরে আসেনি কেন? সন্ধ্যা নামার সাথে সাথে ঝুপলি অস্থির। তার বাবা মধু সংগ্রহ করতে ঘন জঙ্গলে গেছে এবং সে ভয় পেয়েছে। কারণ বনে বাঘ আছে। কারণ মানুষ কখনো ভেতরে যায় আর কখনো বের হয় না। বাবাকে কি প্রতিদিন বিপদে পড়তে হবে? ঝুপলির একটা আইডিয়া আছে – মধুর বাক্স! মেজাজ-ভরা ছবি এবং টেক্সট ঝুপলির নিরন্তর উদ্বেগকে সুন্দর সুন্দরবনের ঝাড়ু দিয়ে বুনেছে, এটি একটি ভয়ঙ্কর জায়গা যেমন সুন্দর, একটি গল্পে যা এর মধু সংগ্রহকারীদের দুর্দশার দিকে নির্দেশ করে।
Thakitta Tharikitta Tiruguva Chendu
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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
Ootpataang
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Gulzar +1
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- Description: फटफटी आई फट गया पेट गाड़ी का नम्बर थर्टी एट ऊटपटाँग गुलज़ार की कविता की किताब है। यह कुछ नानसेंस है कुछ सेंस सेंस है। यह मिलजुल की किताब भी है। एक नन्ही लड़की दुनिया फ्रीडा शॉ के बेतरतीब चित्रों में अपने चित्र मिलाकर एलन शॉ ने उन्हें तरतीब दी है। Age group 9-12 years
Mor Dungri
- Author Name:
Sunita
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- Description: Mor Dungri is the story of a village in Rajasthan, where people and peacocks lived together. Since it was in a forest, the villagers were relocated to a place where peacocks didn’t live or visit. The women began to draw peacocks on the walls of their houses in a particular style - Mandana. The story is written and illustrated by a Mandana artist, Sunita. Age group 6-8 years
Maharani Hasu
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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
Jhuplini Madh Peti
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Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: બાબા ક્યાં છે? તે હજી પાછો કેમ નથી આવ્યો? સાંજ પડતાં જ ઝુપલી બેચેન છે. તેના પિતા ગાઢ જંગલમાં મધ એકઠું કરવા ગયા છે અને તે ડરી ગઈ છે. કારણ કે જંગલમાં વાઘ છે. કારણ કે લોકો ક્યારેક અંદર જાય છે અને ક્યારેય બહાર આવતા નથી. બાબાને રોજ જોખમમાં જવું જોઈએ? ઝુપલીને એક વિચાર છે – મધ બોક્સ! મૂડથી ભરપૂર ચિત્રો અને લખાણ ઝુપલીની સતત ચિંતાને ભવ્ય સુંદરબનની સફાઈમાં વણી લે છે, એક એવું સ્થળ છે જેટલું તે સુંદર છે, એક વાર્તામાં જે તેના મધ એકત્ર કરનારાઓની દુર્દશા તરફ નિર્દેશ કરે છે.
Bioscope
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Shanti Devi +1
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- Description: Join Guddu as she takes you on a tour through the heartland of Mithila. Simple joys of life gain brilliant colours with Mithila painter Shanti Devi’s striking imagery. Guddu’s warm-hearted and humorous narrative will make your lips curl to bring a smile. “Minimal text and vibrant illustrations by an accomplished Madhubani artist presents a great opportunity for children to look at and discuss with a parent or a teacher, or, maybe just soak it all in themselves.” — Young India Books “A wonderful attempt by Katha to bring such folk art in prominence and to give the proficient artists the respect and fame that they so rightly deserve.” — Literary Sojourn
The Tortoiseshell Beetle
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Yuvan Aves
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- Description: Sudha Ma,am know that Rohith struggles inside the four walls of the school. So the two of them go for a walk by the lake. They meet a tortoiseshell beetle who,just like the boy,walks its own path.The development of this book has been supported by Henkel Anand India Private Limited.
Lalu and the Red Kite
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Ashish Sengupta
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- Description: The book tells the story of Lalu and his red kite in wondrous colours. The kite is Lalu’s love and he is ready to go to any length to keep the kite with him.
Kame-Kame Chhokri
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Mahashweta Devi
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- Description: 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
Sultan Suleiman aur Saat Chehron ka Rahasya
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Dr. Manjari Shukla
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- Description: राजकुमार सुलतान और उसका अजीबोगरीब सपना, परछाई की तरह सुलतान के साथ चलता उसका मित्र - सुलेमान, बेहद वफ़ादार और हवा को भी मात देता घोड़ा - फ़तेह, नटखट, शरारती और जादुई कारनामों वाली जादुई बिल्ली - भूरी, सात रहस्यमयी चेहरे और उन चेहरों की तलाश में एक रोमांचक सफर पर निकले सुलतान और सुलेमान ने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि उनका सामना होगा जादुई जंगल, जिन्न और नागमानवों से। क्या वे अपनी मंज़िल को ढूंढकर वापस अपने देश लौट पाएंगे?
Chintu Haralo Mohadesh
- Author Name:
Vrinda Baliga
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- Description: It’s Monday morning. Time for school. And his model of the earth…? Chintu Chitnis suddenly remembers he hasn’t made it! There’s a last-minute scramble to finish the project, with his little sister Pihu pitching in not very helpfully. And then, in school, Chintu finds an entire continent missing! Where did it go? Set in a Konkani household, this light and humorous story with playful pictures is a quick first introduction to the continents of the world.
Jhupliyude Theneechakoodu
- Author Name:
Achintyarup Ray
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- Description: ബാബ എവിടെ? എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് അദ്ദേഹം ഇതുവരെ തിരിച്ചെത്താത്തത്? വൈകുന്നേരം അസ്തമിക്കുമ്പോൾ ജുപ്ലി അസ്വസ്ഥയാണ്. അവളുടെ അച്ഛൻ തേൻ ശേഖരിക്കാൻ ഇടതൂർന്ന കാട്ടിലേക്ക് പോയിരിക്കുന്നു, അവൾ ഭയപ്പെടുന്നു. കാരണം കാട്ടിൽ കടുവകളുണ്ട്. കാരണം ആളുകൾ ചിലപ്പോൾ അകത്തേക്ക് പോകും, ഒരിക്കലും പുറത്തുവരില്ല. ബാബ എല്ലാ ദിവസവും അപകടത്തിൽ പെടേണ്ടതുണ്ടോ? ജുപ്ലിക്ക് ഒരു ആശയമുണ്ട് - തേൻ പെട്ടികൾ! തേൻ ശേഖരിക്കുന്നവരുടെ ദുരവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് വിരൽ ചൂണ്ടുന്ന ഒരു കഥയിൽ, മനോഹാരിത നിറഞ്ഞ ചിത്രങ്ങളും വാചകങ്ങളും ജുപ്ലിയുടെ നിരന്തരമായ ഉത്കണ്ഠയെ മനോഹരമായ സുന്ദർബനിലേക്ക് വലിച്ചെറിയുന്നു.
Pattedara Praṇava
- Author Name:
Anupama K Benachinamardi
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- Description: ಪತ್ತೇದಾರ ಪ್ರಣವ ಕಥೆಯು, ಒಬ್ಬ ತುಂಟ ಹುಡುಗನ ಕಥೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ತನ್ನ ತುಂಟತನದಿಂದ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ತೊಂದರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಣವ; ಈ ಬಾರಿ ತನ್ನ ಮುಗ್ಧತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸುವನೇ? ಬನ್ನಿ, ಅವನ ತನಿಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವೂ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡಿ.
Mera Hai Ek Ghar
- Author Name:
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!
Safed Bhalu
- Author Name:
Norbert Rosing +1
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- Description: An adorable tale about a most unlikely friendship, and a perfect prezzie for the little ones!
DHOOLI'S STORY - AIR
- Author Name:
Shubhangi Goel +3
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- Description: Dhooli, a tiny speck of dust, flits and floats in the air with her friends. She flies past clouds and birds and aeroplanes. She watches rainbows in the sky. What else does she do in the air? This is one of five First Look Science books, perfect for a child’s first introduction to basic concepts about the world around because they were conceived visually. The stunning pictures convey the beauty, vastness and mystery of nature, enriching the storytelling experience. At the end of each book is a summing up of facts related to the stories.
Tine and the Faraway Mountain
- Author Name:
Shikha Tripathi +1
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- Description: Whooshoo. In the hilly town of Echali, Tine hears the mountains calling to her. Can Tine reach the top of the highest mountain in the world? Based on the life of a mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, this book celebrates the power of dreams and believing in yourself. READING LEVEL: 04, for older children who can read with confidence.
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