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Muthu’s constant companion is a rooster called Goondi. But her grandfather tells her not to get too attached to Goondi, since he belongs to Selvi Paati. And the village head wants to buy him for his son’s wedding feast… Muthu can’t bear the thought! So, she makes her move and Thatha makes his, in this tender story about what a dear friend is worth.
Pictures add richness and depth to this layered narrative set in an Irula fishing village in Tamil Nadu. Their varying tones and textures capture the setting, the people and the moments.
ISBN: 9788197715105
Pages: 24
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Arundhati Venkatesh
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Malati Shah
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Niveditha Subramaniam
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FLUTTERFLY
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Niveditha Subramaniam
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Serene Kasim +1
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8563 One Story Four Endings
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Soumitra Ranade +2
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Malavika Shetty
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- Description: Raw, green, sour and crunchy. Or ripe, golden, plump and soft. Summer time is mango time, a time children wait for – blazing sun, sticky mango juice ringing their mouths and dripping down their fingers. The sweet, simple story and luscious pictures evoke delicious flavours of hot days, warm friendships and the smell of mango in the air.
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- Author Name:
Rohini Nilekani +3
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Hakeem Antagafil
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Gulzar +1
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Gulzar +1
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Prabhat +1
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- Description: हिंदी के लोकप्रिय कवि और लेखक प्रभात के संग्रह में छह कहानियाँ हैं। आप बच्चों को सुनाने के लिए संग्रह की कहानियों को तुरंत याद कर सकते हैं। असामान्य रूप से सरल कथानक के साथ, बातचीत को चतुराई से आगे बढ़ाकर एक कहानी विकसित की जाती है। कविता सिंह काले के चित्र पुस्तक की दृश्य अपील को बढ़ाते हैं। चित्र वर्णन में समृद्ध हैं और पात्र अभिव्यंजक हैं। ये दोनों खूबियां आपका ध्यान खींच लेंगी.
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Suniti Namjoshi
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Ammachi’s Incredible Investigation
- Author Name:
Vinayak Varma +1
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Shabana And The Baby Goat
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Samina Mishra
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