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A story about how truth and honesty are compromised when material well-being arrives. The story showcases with sensitivity the exit of human values with the advent of material wealth and prosperity.
ISBN: 9788189020682
Pages: 44
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Dubkigondu Mane
- Author Name:
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.
Hanumanthana Ramayana
- 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.
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE SPACEFLOWER
- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: A space adventure! One of Jupiter’s moons is going off orbit and calls out to Siril. So, with some help from the scientific genius of the Techno Sage, Aditi and friends build a spaceship, fix on anti-gravity pads, and zoom off to see what they can do to correct its path. A gripping sci-fi fantasy with some unusual insights. Are impossible friendships sometimes possible?
Run Ranga! Run!
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Ranga is a baby rhino who loves to wallow in the mud and play with her mother. Walk the grasslands with Ranga as she becomes a graceful young adult, keeping an eye out for her little brother and her mother whom she loves so very very much! Fearless Ranga however needs a friend. Will you save her? “Simple yet stirring, the tale blends text and image in a perfect synergy.” — Mint, Young Lit “Books such as these are a wake-up call and play an important role in creating an awareness about the fate of our wildlife and the dire need for conservation … Minimal text and great layout with a lot of white space, is sure to appeal to children of all ages.” — Young India Books
Maths at the Mela
- Author Name:
Kavitha Mandana
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- Description: Leelu is at the fair with her class of 36 students. But Sir needs to keep counting them to see how many tickets to buy and to make sure no one is lost. Is there an easier way to count to 36 instead of 1,2,3...? The concept of tables is introduced through a story about counting in groups. READING LEVEL: 02, For children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. Written by Kavitha Mandana Illustrated by Nirzara Verulkar
In the Land Where Beetles Rule
- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi +1
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- Description: What would happen if the beetles were in charge?Or if fish ruled the world? This fantastical poem offers a powerful glimpse into world where nature comes first.A beauty story written by Suniti Namjoshi and illustrated by krishna bala shenoi
Coming Home
- Author Name:
Priti David
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- Description: Coming Home is a story set in a beautiful valley where a small community of farmers and their families live and work. Over the years, many of the young people have begun to migrate to earn a living. Everyone wishes there was a way in which these young people could stay back and earn a living right here. It’s a young boy, Selva, who has an idea which could do just that. But will it take shape and will it bring his older brother home? Read the book to find out just how a small idea can lead to big changes. Written by Priti David, this is a story about migration and home, seen from the eyes of 11-year-old Selva. age 10- 15 years
My Name is Amrita…Born to be an artist
- Author Name:
Anjali Raghbeer
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- Description: The story of a sensitive and talented girl who grows up to be one of India's foremost painters. It reads like a diary, and in fact includes actual lines from her childhood diaries. The seemingly random musings come together like deft strokes to sketch an intimate picture of her early years. Also featured are paintings she did when she was young and photographs taken by her father. The book traces her life till she sets sail for France on the journey for which she was born... to be an artist. At the end of the book is a section that introduces children to the life and work of the artist.
Animals You Can't Forget
- Author Name:
Ruskin Bond
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- Description: This collection of stories makes for interesting reading while bringing to the limelight some common household animals and their bewildering characteristics.
Ped Aur Parchhai
- Author Name:
Udyan Vajpeyi +1
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- Description: प्रसिद्ध कवि और लेखक उदयन वाजपेयी के लघु निबंध और भज्जू श्याम के चित्र इस पुस्तक का निर्माण करते हैं। उदयन वाजपेई के निबंध कल्पनाशील और चतुराई से गढ़े गए हैं। वह परिभाषाओं से निपटता नहीं है बल्कि वह किसी चीज़ को देखने के वैकल्पिक तरीकों पर विचार करता है। इस प्रकार वह वस्तु को उसकी प्रचलित परिभाषाओं से मुक्त कर देता है। भज्जू श्याम के चित्र सोच-समझकर बनाए गए और विस्तृत हैं। उनके सूक्ष्म विवरणों का आनंद लेने के लिए उन्हें ध्यानपूर्वक, बारीकी से देखें।
Girls To The Rescue
- Author Name:
Sowmya Rajendran +1
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- Description: Move over, petrified princesses in towers. Stand back, sword bucklers. These audacious girls are their own saviours! What do you think happens when Snow White, Cinderella and gang meet an author who wonders: "Now what would any red-blooded girl with brains do in such a situation?" Six leading ladies decide not to stick to the script, and take us instead through some riveting retellings that sizzle with humour as they toss around notions of beauty, perfection and strength. Armed with real-world skills, they rewrite their happily-ever-afters. Rescue themselves. And save the fairytale!
Tumi Ki Dekhle?
- 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.
Orbit - Cinema
- Author Name:
Rajnish Sharma
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- Description: DESCRIPTION AWAITED
Aankh Khuli Aur Sapna Gir Gaya
- Author Name:
Shashi Sablok +1
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- Description: Can you and your mom too meet in your dreams? Shashi Sablok’s story comes alive in Uma Ketha’s colours. Even the fishes and the water seem to have a character. Just like the artist, her characters also love to talk.
Bombay Ducks, Bombay Docks
- Author Name:
Fleur D’Souza +1
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- Description: It is raining and there is not much one can do outdoors. Come and listen to Aajis story about the Kolis, the original inhabitants of Bombay, their favourite fish Bombay Duck and the citys magnificent docks.Written by Fleur D’Souza and Illustrated by Kripa.
A Trail of Paint
- Author Name:
Anjali Raghbeer
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- Description: Biswajit unwittingly discovers Jamini Roy's unique style of painting as he is drawn into a mystery to do with forging original works.
Puchku Seeks a Song
- Author Name:
Deepanjana Pal
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- Description: Puchku is off on a new adventure. The Brilliant Plans Department by Boltu, Puchku and Dodla (BPD)2 is on a mission to find a song for a baby bird. But there are too many songs to choose from.
The Fourth Friend
- Author Name:
Manoj Das
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- Description: It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life, a movie courtesy of a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey, another strange experience engulfed them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual, awful, gentle companion who becomes their new friend. Amazing and amusing, The Fourth Friend is a beautiful gift from one of India's best-loved storytellers.
Water Dance
- Author Name:
Sean D'mello
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- Description: Guddu can dance to any tune. Today he has found music in the water, so he can't stop himself from dancing as he goes down the stream. This is a story of ponds, waterfalls and the fun of water.
The Grand Story Of Ikli Chokli
- Author Name:
B Vinayan
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- Description: A little chokli, a stray puppy, wanders into a muddy rain puddle one day and loves the icky, sticky, scratchy feeling. From then on, he can’t stop himself from getting messy and enjoying a sumptuous scratch! What he enjoys even more is telling tall tales about himself! With happy, whimsical illustrations, this small book about a big-talking dog celebrates smart and spunky choklis everywhere.
