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What if a child decides to be a champa flower? Can anyone tell that it is him?
From Indiaís greatest poet and storyteller comes this charming and perky poem
that will surely lead to a fun round of hide-and-seek. A timeless treasure. Enjoy!
ISBN: 9789382454007
Pages: 28
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
Random Curiosity Volume-I
- Author Name:
Yash Pal +1
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- Description: Curiosity is the fundamental basis for the process of learning. It helps children to explore, question and often wonder about the world they live in. This book puts together many such questions randomly posted to Prof. Yash Pal, like 'Why does the inner surface of the car wind shield get foggy when it is raining outside?'; 'Why do tears taste salty?'; 'What are stem stells?': 'Has the discovery of quarks challenged the idea of quantization of charge?' and even 'Does God exist?'. Whatever the question, Prof. Yash Pal's answers are always marked by their simplicity, honesty and a gradual unravelling of the scientific basis behind each. Covering a wide array of subjects, this book with about 300 questions arranged randomly, makes an interesting read for all. Prof. Yash Pal, a distinguished scientist, educationist and visionary, has always encouraged children to ask questions and believes that curiosity is what makes us human. An architect of India's space programme, Prof. Yash Pal was the former Chairman of the UGC, as well as the former Secretary to the Govt. of India, Department of Science & Technology. He has been the major force behind the latest National Curriculum Framework for school children. Dr. Rahul Pal is presently working as a scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi. After receiving his Masters degree in iological sciences from BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, Dr. Rahul Pal did his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from AIIMS, New Delhi.
Brahmana Chitte
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Meena Raghunathan
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- Description: Soori loves to draw and paint. But where he lives now with his mother is a rundown neighbourhood, unclean, unsafe and completely colourless! He wants to move away, but knows they can’t. He wishes that colours would rain down and brighten the buildings. A few days later, Soori finds himself amidst painters, paint cans and brushes! What’s going on? Painterly pictures echo real textures in a story about trying to bring colour and hope into a community.
The Prince and the Coral Sea
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Daisaku Ikeda
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- Description: On Okinawa island, a boy named Ray determines to use a magical gift from a mermaid to protect the island’s nature and people no matter what he has to give.
Giggi and Daddy
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Richa Jha
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- Description: There's a story Giggi's daddy tells her every day. It's about a little bit of this and a little bit of that and a whole lot of everything. And it all begins when Giggi wasn't even born. Dig into this charming, chucklesome book that has oodles of daddy-daughter love. Richa Jha spins an endearing maze of believable tall tales and cuteness overload. Mithila Ananth's uncluttered frames with impish illustrations and exceptional visual comic timing leave the reader craving more.
Circle of Life
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Tanya Majmudar +1
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- Description: Fara is a young bee with a dream. Journey with her and members of her hive as they grow up in the beautiful, lush green forests of India.
Commitment with Bibha Chowdhuri
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Pervin Saket
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- Description: This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book. Discover COMMITMENT with Bibha Chowdhuri, the first Indian woman physicist. This simple text written in verse is the perfect way to introduce little readers to BIG VALUES. This is a Board Book and not a Hard Bound Book.
Mujhe Ghar Jana Hai
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Satendra Vikram
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- Description: Book Awating Description
Chintu Loses a Continent
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Vrinda Baliga
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- Description: It’s Monday morning. Time for school. And his model of the earth…? Chintu Chitnis suddenly remembers he hasn’t made it! There’s a last-minute scramble to finish the project, with his little sister Pihu pitching in not very helpfully. And then, in school, Chintu finds an entire continent missing! Where did it go? Set in a Konkani household, this light and humorous story with playful pictures is a quick first introduction to the continents of the world.
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.
Ghadi-Ghadi
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Gulzar +1
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- Description: सेकेण्ड से लेकर साल तक समय नापने के पैमानों के कितने नाम हैं! हर पैमाने का एक, अपने से छोटे कुछ पैमानों से बनता है, जैसे साल बारह महीनों से मिलकर बनता है। गुलज़ार ने इस बात से एक कविता बुनी है। घड़ी घड़ी इसी कविता की किताब है। अण्टा गफीलजी का निकाह लिख भेजा है।
Look Up!
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Aditi Dilip
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- Description: Birds and bats. Kites and planes. How often do you explore the incredible world above us. Get ready to spot the odd ones out in this wonderful book of patterns.
HANUMAN'S RAMAYAN
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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.
Makkhilal Ki Mahima
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Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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- Description: In the land of Makkhipuri, The fly was god for all. They prayed to it for good health, They called it Makkhilal. What happens when a fly becomes the god of a village? Terrible things, youíd imagine. But one person in the village sees through the flyís wicked ploy. Would she be able to save the village? Find out in this romp of a poem that will encourage young readers to think about hygiene, role models, the power of one and a lot more.
Namage Upayuktavaada Gidamaragalu
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K S Shekharam
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- Description: Awaited
Forgetful Dida
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Himanjali Sankar
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- Description: Dida has a forgetting illness. She almost went to the grocery store wearing just one sandal, instead of both, and she forgot the numbers between three and ten. What will Dida forget next? A tender story of memory told by a young girl about her grandmother. Reading Level:3;for children who are ready to read on their own.
Versova Vortex
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Tanvi Parulkar +1
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- Description: Can you protect Versova from its fate? From the vortex on its way to the village? Karuna was scared. Her father, who had left to go fishing early that morning, was unusually late. She was unable to shake off the ominous feeling that the pillage of the previous storm had seared into her psyche. Friends and a cousin join Karuna as she embarks on a treacherous journey in search of her father where they learn the lore of their people, overcome personal fears, and are collectively forced to come face-to-face with the ravages of climate change. Subuhi Jiwani brings to light the story of a defiant girl from the fishing community of Versova who pledges to rescue her village from impending doom. 10-15 years. story from people's archive of rural India
Wah Photo Kisne Khinchi
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Nandita da Cunha +1
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- Description: नंदिता की कहानी भारत के सबसे प्रसिद्ध फोटोग्राफर, होमाई व्यारवाला के जीवन का जश्न मनाती है। होमाई का साहस और शिल्प कौशल पुस्तक में खूबसूरती से सामने आता है। प्रिया कुरियन के चित्रण होमाई की कार्यशैली को इतनी सटीकता से बनाए रखते हैं कि कभी-कभी ऐसा लगता है मानो होमाई ने ही पुस्तक का चित्रण किया हो। शिल्प और जीवन के बीच निरंतर बदलाव पाठकों को रंगमंच की जीवंतता की याद दिलाता है। किताब हिंदी और अंग्रेजी दोनों भाषाओं में उपलब्ध है।
Kaisa Kaisa Khana
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: DESCRIPTION AWAITED
Once upon a Coin
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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.
Paper Chor
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Varun Grover
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- Description: Varun Grover's magical language has impressed many youngsters. With this book, one could add children also to the list of his admirers. Seven stories. Mystery, thrill, wonder, and dreams- his language retains the same magical quality in all genres. At times, he writes so little that the ideas seem to have trickled down to the tip of the language. Then there is no space for anything else. He tells a story in a way that it seems he has become one with the audience. Therefore, you keep finding yourself in the company of a reader. Not once does his descriptions of events and people become judgemental. This is an incredible feat. He just keeps feeding our curiosities. He does not create suspense to suddenly interest the reader with a mystery. Instead, he lets the mystery unfold, which creates the space for the story to move forward. Chandramohan Kulkarni's illustrations enrich the reader's experience.
