Tales from Indian Classics Book II
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The stories presented in this book are some of the best from Indian classics.
ISBN: 9788170110279
Pages: 65
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Khidki Mein Woh Hauwwa
- Author Name:
Meghaa Gupta
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- Description: There is a BIG monster that only Montu can see, that shows up whenever he’s angry or sad, and makes him even more angry, even more sad. One day, when he hurts his leg and is stuck at home, he starts to draw. He draws the window, the tree outside and… the monster! But as he keeps drawing, the monster gets smaller and smaller. What’s happening? Pictures and text gently tell this story of a boy who learns to deal with his inner demons, illustrating how art can heal.
Lachmi's War
- Author Name:
Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: The evil asura Tobakachi wants to rule the world by not educating girls. But Lachmi knows better than to give in to his wicked plan. “Challenging the prevailing constructs of gender in society, all the stories conclude with open-ended questions that encourage young readers to engage in thinking and dialogue within a peer group.” “The story very directly establishes that equity between both, or for that matter any of the sexes, is significant, and through equal opportunity is the only way humanity can get there.” for Age 8+
Jab Dhoop Bhi Ho Aur Barish Bhi
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Gulzar +1
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- Description: सुनते आए हैं कि जब धूप में बारिश हो तो गीदड़ का ब्याह होता है। कभी किसी से ना पूछा ना सोचा कि धूप में होती बारिश में ऐसा क्या है कि वह गीदड़ को शादी का सही समय लगता हैॽ इस पर गुलज़ार ने सोचा और लिखा। प्रिया कुरियन ने किताब के चित्र बनाए हैं। धूप में होती बारिश के रंग किताब के हर पन्ने पर हैं। गीदड़ के ब्याह में कितने लोग आए हैंॽ कौन-कौन आया हैॽ जानना हो तो चित्र को देर तक देखते रहना पड़ेगा!
Kumhar Basti Ki Bailgadi
- Author Name:
Rabindranath Thakur +1
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- Description: यहाँ सभी समय के महानतम कवियों में से एक की कालजयी कविता प्रस्तुत है। तुकबंदी और लय में झूमती यह कविता रंगों, गंधों और ध्वनियों का एक बहुरूपदर्शक बनाने के लिए जीवंत रूप से सामने आती है। यह एक ऐसी किताब है जिसे हमेशा के लिए रखना चाहिए!
Nanna Bhoomiyannu Kaapaaduve
- Author Name:
Rinchin
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- Description: Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she hears that a company wants to make a coal mine in their village – the enormous black pit that will eat up all their lands, like it has in the next village… As always, Rinchin powers her questions through irresistible storytelling. The little girl’s anxiety about losing her land to “a monster machine” cuts close to the heart as it takes head-on an issue that is ravaging tribal Chhattisgarh, where this story is set, and every other place where there is ‘development’ at a cost.
Saap Ane Dedka - Bilingual
- Author Name:
Mariam Karim Ahlawat +1
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- Description: The old snake is punished – the frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy – but they had better watch out! This unusual bilingual retelling of a Panchatantra favourite swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk toys from Channapatna in Karnataka, a craft style that came centuries ago from Persia.
Watch Out! The Tiger Is Here!
- Author Name:
Sejal Mehta +1
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- Description: When a tiger moves through the forest, all the animals and birds know! Listen to the different alarm calls that warn everyone in the forest that the tiger is here.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Hindi - English - Bilingual
- Author Name:
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.
Duniya Meri
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Gulzar +1
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- Description: Awaiting Description
Mangalyaan
- Author Name:
Nikhil Gulati
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- Description: Hop aboard the spaceship called Mangalyaan. Our destination is Mars. We will fly past the Moon and journey to the other side of the Sun. Lets go.
The Night Sky/Raatrincha Aakaash
- Author Name:
Samina Mishra
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- Description: It’s late at night. Tipu is fast asleep when his two black puppies, Layla and Jugnoo, bound into his room. Down comes his star-filled quilt – and it becomes a cosmic playground for the three of them. Anything is possible, even flying to the moon! With illustrations that reflect the blending of reality and fantasy, this is a story about the sheer joy of imagination, and the wonder of play.
A Rock, A Dog
- Author Name:
Sanjana Kapur
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- Description: Avi loves pretend-play. Join in as Avi turns into a rock, a koel and many other things in this book about noticing and recognising patterns.
Akela
- Author Name:
Richa Jha +1
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- Description: Akela Lekhan Coot is a writer who desires peace and quiet. He believes that the noise on his street is preventing him from being imaginative. So, he decides to leave the constant commotion and seeks solitude. Will the silence help him find the inspiration he needs to write his story? Through Ruchi Shah's stunning artwork and Richa Jha's poetic writing, Akela encourages readers to reflect on whether isolation is necessary for creativity or whether community life is needed to inspire it. The book explores various themes, including isolation, escapism, community living, creative blocks, creative enablers, self-discovery, and transcendence. It also touches upon the idea that people shape us, and we shape them. Picture Book Author: Richa Jha Illustrator: Ruchi Shah
Peacocks And Pakodas
- Author Name:
Mala Kumar +1
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- Description: From listening to a melodious Kajari to watching tiny waterfalls and from the lovely scent of moist soil to the smell of Amma's pakodas, Meenu loves every bit of the monsoon
Ismat's Eid
- Author Name:
Fawzia Gilani Williams
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- Description: Ismat the shoemaker decides to buy his family special gifts for Eid. He is persuaded by the shopkeeper to buy a pair of trousers for himself. However, there is only one last pair and it's too long. But long trousers can always be shortened, can't they? Eid arrives, and with it comes a shock and a surprise. This crisp adaptation of a delightful Turkish tale has been affectionately told and illustrated, replete with cultural resonances.
Roo Roo
- Author Name:
Paro Anand +1
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- Description: कंगारू का बच्चा रू रू अपनी माँ की जेब में रहता है। वह दिन भर रोता रहता है. मम्मी कंगारू जानना चाहती है कि वह इतना क्यों रोता है। फिर, वह जेब से बाहर इस अद्भुत दुनिया में आता है और सब कुछ बदल जाता है। यह युवा पाठकों के लिए पारो आनंद की एक मजेदार कहानी है। कहानी के साथ ऋषि साहनी के चित्रण कहानी को समृद्ध करते हैं। रंगों का प्रयोग आपको पसंद आएगा और उन्होंने शब्दों से भी खेला है.
Hamari Teacher
- Author Name:
Sundara Ramaswamy +1
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- Description: Our Teacher is an important story of academic integrity and success; a vital lesson on the commitment of a teacher in educating the students, not just teaching them. Carrying the fragrance, the flavour and the felicity of the original, this award-winning translation brings to the readers the foremost voice of modern Tamil literature and the winner of Katha Chudamani Award for Literary Achievement, Su.raa.
Something to Chew On
- Author Name:
Sujatha Padmanabhan +4
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- Description: A book about the food of India, its histories, stories, customs and connections. 10+ years.
Neela Darwaza
- Author Name:
Manglesh Dabral +1
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- Description: पुस्तक में विभिन्न क्षेत्रों की और अलग-अलग स्वर वाली सात कहानियों का संकलन है। एक कहानी अपने घर की तलाश में एक भाई और बहन की यात्रा का वर्णन करती है, जबकि दूसरी कहानी सूरज की कहानी बताती है जो अपने दोस्त पानी को अपने घर पर आमंत्रित करना चाहता है। एक ऐसी कहानी भी है जो आपको सोचने पर मजबूर कर देगी कि स्टोन सूप का स्वाद कैसा होगा। कविता सिंह काले ने प्रत्येक कहानी और उसके पात्रों के मूड को पकड़ते हुए, कहानियों का कुशलतापूर्वक चित्रण किया है। उनकी कलाकृति के चमकीले और जीवंत रंग प्रत्येक चित्रण की विस्तृत रचना की प्रशंसा करते हुए पढ़ने को आनंददायक बनाते हैं।
Dubki Saathi 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.
