Scientists A to Z
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A is for Archimedes, B is for Bose, C is for Curie, and off we go… on an alphabetical journey from the past to the present, coming face-to-face with the wonders of scientific discovery and invention. In John Reilly’s lively verse, set to the rhythm of familiar rhymes, we meet 26 scientists who have changed our world. With jaunty illustrations by Anna-Maria Jung and intriguing biographical tidbits, the book sweeps across topics as diverse as genes, space travel, electricity and more.
ISBN: 9789350469958
Pages: 56
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Mendhak Bola
- Author Name:
Rakesh Ranjan +1
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- Description: मेंढक बोला अभी अभी पढ़ना सीख रहे या पढ़ना सीखने जाने वाले बच्चों के लिए बहुत उपयोगी किताब हो सकती है। इसमें हर बार टीचर एक सवाल पूछते हैं और मेंढक हर बार उनका जवाब देता है। मसलन, टीचर बोले नाम बताओ मेंढक बोला टर टर टर दो तीन पंक्तियों में ही बच्चे को इस कविता का स्ट्रक्चर समझ में आ जाता है। आप उनसे सवाल पूछेंगे और वे उत्तर दे देंगे। एक बहुत सरल सी दिखने वाली कविता है यह। बच्चों का भाषा की तरफ आने के लिए ज़रूरी सेंस ऑफ एचीवमेंट महसूस करने वाली। ये वे कविताएँ हैं जो बच्चे अनेकानेक बार पढ़ना चाहते हैं। बार बार पढ़ने का सुख उठाने के लिए। इसके चित्र भी इस कविता को समझने और इस कविता का परिवेश समझने में मददगार साबित होते हैं। इस कविता की पृष्ठभूमि भी बताते हैं। और इस कविता का अन्त भी बताते हैं। एक मायने में वे इस पूरी कविता में शरारत भर देते हैं। तो कविता का एक स्तर तो यह है। एक इस कविता का भीतरी संसार है। जो पाठक को फिलहाल न खुले मगर उसके जेहन में कहीं न कहीं इसकी छाया बनी रहेगी। वह यह कि टीचर इस कविता में मेंढक को समझ नहीं पा रहे हैं। मेंढक हर बार जवाब दे रहा है। उसकी अपनी टर टर भाषा में। वह जो कहेगा टर टर ही करेगा। शिक्षक इस बात से बेखबर हैं। यह स्कूलों में आम है। कुछ बच्चे हमेशा शिक्षक से यह उन्हें समझने की ख्वाहिश लिए ही स्कूल से विदा हो जाते हैं। मेंढक इन सब बच्चों का प्रतिनिधि बनकर इस कविता में आता है। राजीव आइप के चित्र इस कविता को विस्तार देते हैं। गवाही देते हैं। इस कविता की कचोट को कुछ हलका करते हैं। इस कविता को क्लासरूम में या घर पर कई कई पंक्तियों को जोड़कर विस्तारित किया जा सकता है। मेंढक की जगह घोड़ा बोला हिन हिन हिन भी किया जा सकता है। Age group 0-6 years and Age group 6-8 years
Will Goondi Come Home?
- Author Name:
Adithi Rao
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- Description: Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth. Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.
Oru Endendinu Pennkutti
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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
Gedde Bitte
- Author Name:
Nivedha Ganesh +1
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- Description: It traces the story of a disabled swimmer who represents India in the Paralympics. The 13-year-old has no formal training and only practises in her village pond. Nivedha Ganesh, the author of the book, spins an inspiring story. Santhosh Tamraparni translates it. It is based on the article ‘From Cotton Fields to the Paralympics’.
Robinhood Ki Kahaniyan
- Author Name:
Ajay Raj
- Book Type:
- Description: No Description Available for this Book
What Could It Be?
- Author Name:
Bharti Singh +1
- Book Type:
- Description: Something has scared Bapu in the bathroom. Can Diya save him?
Kissu Haathi
- Author Name:
Manica Musil
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- Description: Through her wonderful illustrations and skills of story-telling, Manica Musil lives in the hearts of her readers. She does not use brushes and colours in her artworks. Thread, pins, pieces of Through her wonderful illustrations and storytelling skills, Manica Musil lives in the hearts of her readers. She does not use brushes and colours in her artworks. Thread, pins, and fabric pieces make up her illustrations. You might think that threads, pins, and pieces of fabric were invented for use in Musil's illustrations. We have put these to use elsewhere, too. Her books unfold like friendships in school, taking a new form each day, just as a river opens up along its shores. Pages of her books become trees once again. The thread blossoms into silkworm flowers. fabric...make her illustrations. Then you think that threads, pins, and pieces of fabric were invented for use in Musil's illustrations. We have put these to use elsewhere, too. Her books unfold like friendships in school, which take a new form each day. Just like a river opens up around the shores. Pages of her books become trees once again. The thread blossoms in to silkcotton flowers. age group- 0-6 years and Age group 6-8 years
Dubki Ke Liye Ghar
- 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.
Kitabon Wala Ghar
- Author Name:
Jasbir Bhullar +1
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- Description: "एक नया देश बन रहा था", वयस्क चर्चा कर रहे थे। मुझे पता चला कि जब एक नया देश बनता है, तो आइसक्रीम और कैंडी बेचने वाले हमारी सड़क पर आना बंद कर देते हैं। यह एक अच्छी चीज नहीं है।" जसबीर भुल्लर ने कहानियों के इस छोटे से संग्रह में 1946-49 के दौरान अपने बचपन की यादों को बड़े प्यार से संजोया है। उनके कोमल शब्द सड़कों पर हल्के-हल्के चलते हैं और आपको एक हल्का सा खिंचाव देते रहते हैं जैसे कोई बच्चा आपको अपनी नई खोज का रास्ता दिखा रहा हो। उसकी खोज एक मरता हुआ पौधा है जिसे वह घर या किताबों से भरा घर लाता है। चंद्रमोहन कुलकर्णी की कलाकृति पाठ को एक धार, एक रंगीन और जीवंत धार देती है। एक नज़र आपको इसे दोबारा देखने के लिए आमंत्रित करेगी।
Taul Tapul
- Author Name:
Shyam Sushil +1
- Rating:
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- Description: Shyam Sushil's 26 poems are funny and witty. Rooted in our everyday life, you wouldn't find a poem without humour. This is the most neglected province of Hindi poetry. Children will not only read this but also transcend its boundaries, writing their own poems and humming them. Another quality of these poems is their simplicity. These poems play with language by taking it away from its prevalent meaning. At times, you will find poems that build on the commonly used play songs. All poems would easily become your own...you would hear them once and find yourself humming soon after. Gauravi Sharma has made beautiful collages for each one of these poems. Age group 6-8 years
Aaloo Raja Kitne Achchhe
- Author Name:
Ramesh Dave
- Book Type:
- Description: short stories for children's about 8 to 14 year of age by senior hindi writer ramesh dave
Enu Nodide?
- 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.
Kaash Ek Beta Mera Bhi Hota
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: Tiny drops of water form vast seas, tiny grains of sand form gigantic deserts, and tiny tots and their wisdom form exciting stories. Come with us ... as we take you to meet our friends Abu, Nootan, Kokila, and Jishnu. Is there anyone like you?
Animal Alphabet
- Author Name:
Manjula Padmanabhan
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- Description: Teeny-tiny ANTs Are busy Always working Never dizzy! Then there are flitty-witty Bats, inky-winky Crows, heehaw Donkeys and a sprightly animal-rhyme for every letter. With bright-bold cutout pictures, this is just the sort of exciting alphabet book to start off teeny-tiny readers, while older ones relish its rhythms!
ADITI ADVENTURES - THE VESUVIAN GIANT
- Author Name:
Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: Goldie the dragon is missing! Following a clue, the friends head to Cumae in Italy where they meet the Sybil who knows everything, and the tantrum-throwing Vesuvian Giant.
Gender Talk Big Hero Size Zero
- Author Name:
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.
Once upon a Coin
- Author Name:
Mala Kumar
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- Description: Banko discovers the beauty of coins when he sees his grandmother’s collection. Join Banko to find out the images that can be spotted on Indian coins.
The Pet Pell-Mell
- Author Name:
Richa Jha +1
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- Description: So you want a pet – any pet – and your mommy says NO. And so, you try your luck with Daddy, but dear, oh dear, he gets it all wrong! What will you do?
Goal
- Author Name:
Neha singh +1
- Rating:
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- Description: Details awaited
Idu Nanna Kathe
- Author Name:
Viky Arya
- Book Type:
- Description: Awaited
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