The Fourth Friend
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It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life, a movie courtesy of a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey, another strange experience engulfed them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual, awful, gentle companion who becomes their new friend. Amazing and amusing, The Fourth Friend is a beautiful gift from one of India's best-loved storytellers.
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It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life, a movie courtesy of a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey, another strange experience engulfed them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual, awful, gentle companion who becomes their new friend.
Amazing and amusing, The Fourth Friend is a beautiful gift from one of India's best-loved storytellers.
Book Details
Boom Boom
- Author Name:
Prema Revathi
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- Description: Powerful pictures run a visual narrative in this story about a young boy named by his mother after her favourite movie star’s super-flop film – Sura! Sura grows up selling stickers at the Velankanni Church, climbing tall palms and playing under the tamarind tree. Until the day his grandfather arrives. His Thatha is different – a boom boom maatukaarar who travels through towns with his bull and drums, telling people their fortunes. His is a dying breed. A robust coming-of-age story that weaves together real life stories told by the children of nomadic communities.
Adventure of Konchige
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Anupama K Benachinamardi
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- Description: Konchige is a captivating tale of a small hat that accidentally flew away in the wind one day. As it embarked on its adventurous journey, it encountered various daring experiences. This story unfolds the enchanting journey of the hat and reveals its fate.
Maharani Hasu
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Christy Shoba Sudhir
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- Description: Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits a queenly Maharani! At the heart of this funny little vignette is a cool-as-a-cucumber cow, an all too familiar character of an Indian streetscape. Nancy Raj’s full-of-life pictures bustle with detail and drama, capturing the bovine and the boisterous as everyone tries to unseat her highness. 2018: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award – Best Picture Book 2018: Honor Book, South Asia Book Award
The Trickster
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Meenakshi Bharadwaj +1
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- Description: Coyote loves playing tricks … the bigger, the better! He wants not one, but two moons in the sky, and someone to witness the wonder. Will Coyote’s clever trick work on the villagers or will they see through it? Dive into this tale of mischief and magic from the world of Native American myths.
Aao Jaane Global Warming
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Various Authors
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- Description: A book that examines the effects of Global Warming and shows young readers many easy ways to help make a difference.
Coming Home
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Priti David
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- Description: Coming Home is a story set in a beautiful valley where a small community of farmers and their families live and work. Over the years, many of the young people have begun to migrate to earn a living. Everyone wishes there was a way in which these young people could stay back and earn a living right here. It’s a young boy, Selva, who has an idea which could do just that. But will it take shape and will it bring his older brother home? Read the book to find out just how a small idea can lead to big changes. Written by Priti David, this is a story about migration and home, seen from the eyes of 11-year-old Selva. age 10- 15 years
Ek Bajarbattu Ka Geet
- Author Name:
Suddhasattwa Basu +1
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- Description: What happens when the scarecrow decides to leave his field to discover the world? This beautiful, moving story shows children that everything in our world has a role to play and we are all responsible for one another. A great read-aloud book for classroom reading.
Ajjiya Kannadaka
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Rohini Nilekani +1
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- Description: Details awaited
Jungle Ki Kahaniya
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Premchand
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- Description: प्रेमचन्द द्वारा लिखित ये बाल कहानियाँ, जंगल के जानवरों को केंद्र में रखकर लिखी गई है, इस पुस्तक में साहित्य सम्राट प्रेमचंद की उन बेहतरीन कहानियों का संकलन चित्रों के माध्यम से प्रकाशित किया गया जो मानव-मन को गहराई तक झकझोर देती हैं। कहानियाँ न सिर्फ बच्चों को पसंद आएगी बल्कि उनके बाल मन को बहुत कुछ सिखा जाऐंगी।
Amma's Toolkit
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Nandini Nayar +1
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- Description: When Mini and Taras home is flooded because of a broken pipe in the bathroom, Amma comes to the rescue. What is in Ammas toolkit.
Asha the Auto-Driver
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Aruna Shekar
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- Description: Asha’s first trip in her colourful auto every morning is to the flower market, where she buys a big bag of jasmine buds. Follow her through the week and through the city, as she picks up and drops off passengers at the railway station, the beach, the cricket stadium… stringing and selling jasmine all the way. Vibrant pictures liven up the route and offer snapshots of a city – Chennai!
Farmer Falgu Goes Kite Flying
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Chitra Soundar +1
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- Description: Farmer Falgu’s trips never go smoothly. In this third book of the series, he is on his way to the annual kite-flying festival with his daughter, Eila. But…. Whoosh! She loses her kite to the strong wind. Will our ingenious Farmer Falgu come up with a solution to make his daughter happy
Gudugu Thadugu
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Ashok Rajagopalan
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- Description: Muni the mason has to break a shed and make a new clinic. He goes up the hill asking various people to help him. But sometimes help takes on an unexpected form! A hilarious story about friendship and teamwork.
Hanuman’s Adventures in the Nether World
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Madhavi S Mahadevan +1
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- Description: The magician, Mayil Ravana, has cast a stupendous spell! He’s kidnapped Rama and Lakshmana. Now, no one can ever find their way to the Lotus Kingdom to rescue the princes. But, wait! There goes Hanuman, the son of the swishing wind and a trusted friend of the princes, gliding across the bluest sky in search of the nether world. Get ready for a splashing, big adventure. “The writings are simple and interesting. Illustrations are beautiful and modernistic.” — The New Indian Express “great read for young children, to bring history and mythology alive.” — Parenting
The Freedom Sisters
- Author Name:
Menaka Raman
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- Description: Payoshni wants to do something big, spectacular, amazing and fabulous for the Independence Day celebrations in Godavari Colony. But there’s not enough time and Bandmaster Totoji is not being helpful, either. A story about finding and pursuing one’s passion. Leading Level ;3 for children who are ready to read on their own
Colour-Colour Kamini
- Author Name:
Radhika Chadha
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- Description: Kapila Aunty is teaching the little chameleons how to change colour, one at a time. But Kamini gets excited and goes red, purple, green, yellow . . . she just can’t stop! The flashy-splashy third story in the ever popular series about Bahadur the baby elephant!
Kumhar Basti Ki Bailgadi
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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!
Kokila Ka Mast Matka
- 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?
Soda and Bonda
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Niveditha Subramaniam
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- Description: Soda is a dog who feels like a dog. Bonda is a cat who feels like a...? Dog! A quirky tale about two friends, which makes us think about who we are and how we see ourselves. Expressions, colours and textures work in perfect balance with the seemingly simple text to create a joyful portrait of a friendship that goes beyond appearances.
Kuch Aata Na Jata
- Author Name:
Rajesh Joshi +1
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- Description: कौवा कितना काला है? जैसे कि रोशनी उल्टी हो गई हो, मशहूर कवि राजेश जोशी जवाब देते हैं। उनके जैसा स्थापित कवि अवलोकन की बारीकियों को व्यक्त करने के लिए नई भाषा का निर्माण कर सकता है। यह एक अनोखा संग्रह है, जो बच्चों को बहुत पसंद आएगा। वे पूरे दिन आपके साथ या अकेले इन्हें गाना चाहेंगे। युवा चित्रकार शिवम चौधरी के चित्र ताज़ा हैं। वे दिखाते हैं कि चित्रण में रंगों की अपनी आवाज़ होती है, आप ध्यान से सुनना चाहेंगे।
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