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Nini’s favourite memories of growing up in Chandni Chowk are those of delicious creamy and fluffy mithai. But Nini can’t go all the way to the old city any more. So Pia brings Chandni Chowk home!
ISBN: 9789361300639
Pages: 15
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
In My Garden
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Poornima Chander
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- Description: It’s time to water the plants. The garden is full of colour and, if you look closely, many intricate patterns. A book about the simple joys of the outdoors world.
The Lion and The Hedgehog
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J B Sharma
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- Description: Awaited
Nanammal and Kamalathal Travel by Road
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Menaka Raman
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- Description: Nanammal and Kamalathal love to travel. They need to catch a train to get to Goa. Explore different modes of transport with the two friends and find out if they make it in time to the station. READING LEVEL: 02 For Children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. Written by Menaka Raman Illustrated by Sushant Ahire
Khari Journeys through Kachchh
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Sujatha Padmanabhan +2
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- Description: Khari, a demoiselle crane on her first visit to Kachchh, journeys through the beautiful and diverse land, meeting many animals along the way. 8-12 years
The Freedom Sisters
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Menaka Raman
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- Description: Payoshni wants to do something big, spectacular, amazing and fabulous for the Independence Day celebrations in Godavari Colony. But there’s not enough time and Bandmaster Totoji is not being helpful, either. A story about finding and pursuing one’s passion. Leading Level ;3 for children who are ready to read on their own
Asha's Voice
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Mathangi Subramanian
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- Description: Asha is too small to do many things. But she is big enough to do some things.A story about how you are never too small to have big ideas. Reading Level; 3 for children who are ready to read on their own. Written by Mathangi Subramanian Illustrated by Saheb Ram Tudu
Dotted Lines
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Bhuri Bai Bhil +1
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- Description: Learn all about the Bhil tribal people of Madhya Pradesh, earth-caring artists and storytellers. Awesome art brings to life a heartwarming story of a Bhil girl as she becomes an artist, seeing her own world with new creativity.
THE MAGICAL FISH
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Chandrakala Jagat
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- Description: There was a time when happiness began to leak out of the world. Everything dried up. No colour, no food, no smiles – only hunger, sadness and quarrels. One old woman decided that something had to be done, and she heard from the wind about a magical fish that lived in a green-green lake... Told by a Gond storyteller and illustrated by a Gond artist, this book has the wisdom of a folktale. The old woman striding across the pages, the dry world, the lush valley and jewel-like lake, and the stunning fish with its beautifully patterned body create a world of magic and beauty on every page.
Chhotu and the Big Wind
- Author Name:
Nandini Nayar
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- Description: Playtime on the terrace takes a turn when a strong wind sweeps Chhotu off his feet and carries him up and away to the clouds and the birds! The light and lively illustrations whirl us to the sky and back.
Kaisa Kaisa Khana
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: DESCRIPTION AWAITED
Gender Talk Big Hero Size Zero
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Sowmya Rajendran +1
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- Description: Aren’t sex and gender the same thing? Either male or female, right? Of course men and women are equal – but who calls the shots at home? Does what you wear ‘invite trouble’? Do women need to be ‘controlled for their own good’? Why is being different from the majority such a problem? With gender issues hitting news hotspots, there are more and more questions but answers are shrouded in stereotype and convention. This book ‘talks' directly to teens on all aspects of gender, lifting confusions and creating awareness. Alongside is a visual commentary that prods and provokes, even as it makes you laugh.
Let's Go!
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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.
Dubkikku Oru Veedu
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Priya Narayanan
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Hindi - English - Bilingual
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Eric Carle +1
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- Description: Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story of nature’s commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, in a picture book to delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener.The brilliant illustrations, collages of specially prepared paper, and the cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to ten objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar.
Bana Banaya Dekha Aakash
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Vinod Kumar Shukla +1
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- Description: बना बनाया देखा आकाश बनते कहाँ दिखा आकाश बना बनाया पहाड़,जंगल तरह तरह की चिड़िया नदियाँ, समुद्र, जीव-जंतु बनते कहाँ दिखा सूरज, पत्थर, जंगल बीज, बरसात ऋतु, बसंत और रंग-बिरंगे फूल दिन, संध्या और रात बना बनाया, रहे सब यह बना रहे ख्याल।
Flying Home
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Kavitha Mandana
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- Description: Every year the migratory koonj visit Kheechan for five months and the the village feeds and takes care of them. Learn to count days, weeks and months with little Raju as he waits for the bird to arrive.
Kaleh and the Sing Song Castle
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Rizio Yohannan Raj +1
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- Description: Do you know the quirky crow who loves singing more than he loves cheese? Do you also love to dream like Kaleh? Come along and see how a simple song can take you a long way and make your dreams come true! This sing-song poem talks of simplicity, peace and harmony. “This book is an animator’s delight. The child will revel in the flow of the pictures as they move the simple story along. The artwork is inventive and has mobility.” — Goodbooks ” … the story takes on a different path and one realises that what Nepo did with the sari has actually become a trend. Grab the book to find out more.” — Robin Age
Mullah Nasruddin
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Wonder House
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- Description: Mullah Nasruddin is one of the Sufi tradition's most popular ancient Persian characters. The stories of his cleverness and intelligence are equally loved by both kids and adults. This book is a beautifully illustrated compilation of thought-provoking and humorous tales that capture the child’s imagination and hold their interest until the end.
Orbit - Cinema
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Rajnish Sharma
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- Description: DESCRIPTION AWAITED
Mallipoo, Where are You?
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: When Paytu the pig goes on a sugarcane walk with Amma the elephant and Hutoxi the horse, she asks Anna and Akka to look after her babies. But the two elephant teenagers get busy in a game of coconut-football... and the piglets disappear! The muddy-buddy fourth story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
