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This delightful collection of stories from Indian mythology introduces young readers to our enriching and ancient culture and wisdom. Various myths, legends and stories in this series will enthral its young readers. Gorgeous illustrations and simple sentences in these books will inculcate the love for reading and our culture among the early beginners.
ISBN: 9789354404344
Pages: 16
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: IN
Secrets of the Jungle
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Tanya Majmudar +2
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- Description: An activity book about the Central Indian forests, its wildlife and its people
The Poop Book!
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Tejaswini Apte-Rahm +2
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- Description: A fun book on animal Poop! *Shortlisted for Jarul Book Award 2021-22. *Parag Honour Book 2020
Aao Bhai Khillu
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: Poet Prabhat's writings for children are unparalleled. His compositions are comprehensive. This collection consists of 47 marvelous poems, such as: ईख खेत की बोली, अपने पास वाली ईख से मेरे ऊपर क्यों गिरती हो, खड़ी रहो न ठीक से। It is a common sight in a sugarcane farm, yet never found space in children's literature! Prabhat's poems are fragrant with folk life and culture. For readers, his poems are like games that engages children for hours at a stretch. Children can manipulate with words, use them as pieces of a puzzle and stay engrossed making and remaking poems. His compositions have a regard for nature and they talk of co-existence. It comes across beautifully in the following lines: भँवरा बाँस के घर में तितली घास के घर में आदमी रहता है उनके पास के घर में Bhargav Kulkarni's water color illustrations make for a scenic neighbourhood of these poems. The poems and illustrations in the book seem so intimate as if they were composed together in the same moment.
No Ticket, Will Travel
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Subhi Jiwani
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- Description: I can’t buy a ticket, but I need to get on this train… Chandrasekhar waits for a job and dreams of being back home with a classmate he’s in love with. Aruna had lost a slipper, and it was her only pair. Balu wishes he could trade his jackhammer for a poetry book. Sadia and her son are sleeping beside their handmade dolls, wondering what the future holds. Anjanamma makes up a story to soothe the relentless sting of mosquitoes. Nagaraju sightlessly navigates the chaos of a train station and puts out a plea to the universe. Subuhi Jiwani traces six uncertain journeys from Andhra Pradesh to Kochi, where migrants were in search of work, survival, and belonging.
KOEL WANTS A NEST
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Kaushik Viswanath
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- Description: Koel is ready to lay her egg. Well, almost. First, she must find a safe place for it, far from trampling feet, windswept branches, and perilous ledges. As she searches, she meets many birds along the way, each with a unique nest. But will any of them be the right fit for Koel? Glide across the skies as Koel attempts to find the perfect nest for her egg in this thoughtful story by Kaushik Viswanath, gorgeously illustrated by Niloufer Wadia. Age Range 4 - 6 years
Jugnoo Bhai
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Baal Swaroop Rahi +1
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- Description: जुगनू भाई, जुगनू भाई कहाँ चले? जहाँ अँधेरा छाया हम तो वहीं चले। जुगनू भाई, अँधियारे में क्यों जाते? भूली भटकी तितली को घर पहुँचाते... Balswaroop Rahi's poem is sweet as honey. It arouses a firefly like spirit within us as it reminds us of so many people who have been our firefly-like friends. Himanshu's illustrations give us a serene space to enjoy the poem. The fireflies he has made in the illustrations illuminate like the fireflies of our world.
Damayanti the Detective
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Niveditha Subramaniam
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- Description: There’s only one thing Damayanti likes more than snacking: being a detective. With her Trusty Never Dusty 3-in-1 Dabba by her side, Damayanti is on the case again. Where could Appa’s handkerchief, Paati’s hairpin and her left sock have gone? READING LEVEL: 02 for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. Written by Niveditha Subramaniam Illustrated by Niveditha Subramaniam
A Lion In Paris
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Beatrice Alemagna
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- Description: A young, curious, and lonely lion strolls through the city of Paris. Do you want to join him on this adventure? “The warm and humorous story is accentuated by Alemagna’s illustrations, which combine different painting techniques with collage work.” — Time Out “The illustrations are beautiful. The concept is fantastic and so easy for even my two year old to grasp. And the idea of the lion finding fulfillment in something so simple and yet so important, is something I loved.” — Saffron Tree Recommended by CBSE and NCERT
Autorickshaw Blues and Other Colours
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Sadhana Ramchander +2
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- Description: This great book by a mother-daughter team is all about you! A refreshing look at the parent-child relationship, through poems.
Dragon Tsunami-A Collection of Japanese Folktales
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Hema Pande
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- Description: A collection of Japanese folktales translated from the Japanese by Hema Pande and illustrations by Arup Gupta.
Ari
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Vaishali Shroff
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- Description: Ari may be shy, but he knows he will make a wonderful lion in the class play. But he is neither noticed nor chosen. Then, suddenly in his room a roaring, growling, prowling creature comes to life! The flat illustrative style with its strong kitschy palette gets away from usual depictions of the ‘soft, sensitive' child, and captures the energy and fun of play-acting.
Thakitta Tharikitta Gudhikkum Pandhu
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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
Sair Par Ghumakkad Lahar
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Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: What would you do if your friend went missing? Wandering Wave has lost her good friend, Beulah. Wave travels to far away lands to get her back and meets all kinds of different creatures. Would you like to join Wave on this frumble-drumbling adventure to reunite her with Beulah? Written by award-winning author Geeta Dharmarajan and illustrated by Sreeja Basu, this tale is a captivating addition to KATHAís Ocean Literacy Series.
Ticket illa Prayana Nillalla
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Subuhi Jiwani +1
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- Description: It is written by Subuhi Jiwani and translated by Abburu Prakash. The book follows the journey of six migrants on a train from Andhra Pradesh to Kochi, in search of work. The plot is inspired by an article titled ‘No ticket, will travel’.
River or a string of clouds?
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Sushil Shukla
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- Description: Rivers are where raindrops are stored and rivers are a string of clouds. Rivers are where fish breathe and on whose banks, farms flourish. A book in verse about the many meanings of a river.
Dubkigondu Mane
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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.
Mere Apne Phir Bhi Paraaye
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Meena Kakodkar +1
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- Description: One day when her granddaughter starts asking her questions, Aatibai finds her views on life changing. Read to find all the questions Aatibai had never herself asked answered through her granddaughter!
Muthu's Dreams
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Kamakshi Balasubramanian
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- Description: Muthu's Dreams was written by Kamakshi Balasubramanian and illustrated by Tapas Guha.Age group 4 to 8 years.
Andaman's Boy
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Zai Whitaker
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- Description: Tired of life in Mumbai with his Chacha and Chachi, Arif runs away. He hops onto a train to Chennai, then smuggles himself onto a boat going to… the Andaman islands! Rich with adventure and humour, full of the wonders of nature, this book is also filled with details about the unique, misunderstood world of the Jarawa, a tribe in the Andamans whose very survival is being threatened, especially by the forces of so-called development. Nature drawings by Indraneil Das are beautifully offset by Ashok Rajagopalan’s soft pencil sketches.
My Big Book Of Girls
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Various Authors
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- Description: A book that challenges gender stereotypes and sketches inspiring messages that will surely go a long way!
