The Banyan Tree
Author:
Vedavati Ravinder Jogi, Sudarshan Kumar Bhatia, Neela Subramaniam, Manoj T. Thomas, R.P. Subramanian, Lalitha Sridhar, Pramila M. Naniwadekar, Arun Kumar Mehra, Cyril Anthony George, Debashish Majumdar, Cheryl Rao, Ramendra KumarPublisher:
Children'S Book TrustLanguage:
EnglishCategory:
Picture-books2 Ratings
Price: ₹ 125
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To every Indian, the Banyan tree is very sacred. This collection of 15 stories epitomizes all that the Banyan tree stands for and more. This book aims to instil in children strong, moral values.
This is a collection of 15 value based stories.Edited by Navin Menon and illustrated by Saurabh Pandey.
ISBN: 9788170119876
Pages: 71
Avg Reading Time: 2 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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