The Ghost who played tennis and other stories
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It is a matter of concern when a bottle of liquor, some leftover food and other trash items are found strewn on the floor of a temple..... It is a matter of concern when an old unused room that has long lain silent reverberates with the sound of tennis balls giving a creepy feeling..... It is a matter of concern when friends on a midnight adventure get caught in a storm and the so-called Tag Along hastens to brave strong currents just so he can reach out for help... It is a matter of concern when the explosion of Diwali crackers outside drowns the explosion of emotions within, making the deafening silence inside scream for attention... These are just glimpses of a few realistic stories in this collection. There are more, each dealing with and overcoming some conflict or another as they race towards a conclusion. A compendium of 15 short stories for the 9-12 age group written by multiple writers and illustrated by Ankur Mitra.
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It is a matter of concern when a bottle of liquor, some leftover food and other trash items are found strewn on the floor of a temple.....
It is a matter of concern when an old unused room that has long lain silent reverberates with the sound of tennis balls giving a creepy feeling.....
It is a matter of concern when friends on a midnight adventure get caught in a storm and the so-called Tag Along hastens to brave strong currents just so he can reach out for help...
It is a matter of concern when the explosion of Diwali crackers outside drowns the explosion of emotions within, making the deafening silence inside scream for attention...
These are just glimpses of a few realistic stories in this collection. There are more, each dealing with and overcoming some conflict or another as they race towards a conclusion.
A compendium of 15 short stories for the 9-12 age group written by multiple writers and illustrated by Ankur Mitra.
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Random Curiosity Volume-II
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Rahul 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.
ADITIADVENTURES - THE ONE EYED MONKEY
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Suniti Namjoshi
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- Description: A dragon is scorching the countryside, and will stop only if young Aditi is given to him. So go she must. But a one-eyed monkey, an ant and an elephant decide to accompany her. Armed only with a cloak of invisibility, a ball of magic clay and a Sword of Courage, the four friends set off to look for this fierce dragon. Is it fair to slay a sleeping dragon? Can you make friends if you aren’t friendly?
The Little Big Man
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Rajiv Eipe +1
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- Description: The Little Big Man shows what itís like for a child to wear his fatherís shoes, to grow up and assume adult responsibilities. Tagoreís magic exercised one more time, with this one. Through the eyes of a child, a poetic ideal!
Alamelu's Appetite
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Jaya Paramasivan
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- Description: Awaited
Ootpataang
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Gulzar +1
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- Description: फटफटी आई फट गया पेट गाड़ी का नम्बर थर्टी एट ऊटपटाँग गुलज़ार की कविता की किताब है। यह कुछ नानसेंस है कुछ सेंस सेंस है। यह मिलजुल की किताब भी है। एक नन्ही लड़की दुनिया फ्रीडा शॉ के बेतरतीब चित्रों में अपने चित्र मिलाकर एलन शॉ ने उन्हें तरतीब दी है।
Chintu Loses a Continent
- Author Name:
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.
The World That Mai Built
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Nandita Jayaraj
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- Description: Details awaited
Rockstar in a Sari
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M D Pallavi +1
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- Description: ಉಷಾ ಉತ್ತುಪ್ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು, ತಮ್ಮ ಡ್ರೆಸ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಶೈಲಿಯನ್ನು ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿದರು. ಇದು ಸಂಗೀತ ಮತ್ತು ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರೋದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತನಗಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಕೆತ್ತಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಿತು. Usha Uthup put forth her voice, her dressing style with confidence and honesty. This helped her carve out a space for herself in the music and film industry.
Where Is Amma
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Nandini Nayar
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- Description: "Are you there, Amma?" "Are you inside, Amma?" Kiran looks everywhere for his mother – in the kitchen, in the balcony, and even in the unlikeliest of places! Charming watercolours make this book one warm and irresistible hide-and-seek story.
Kuttan Ko Mili Khushi
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Serene Kasim +1
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- Description: Kuttan thinks he is grown-up now. Find out if he is able to handle his noisy little cousins who pester him with questions.
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.
The Blockprinted Tiger
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Joeanna Rebello Fernandes
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- Description: He unfurled a turquoise bale and draped it on the tiger Who, in the manner of a model twirled before the mirror Watch out – there’s a tiger strolling through a Jaipur bazaar! But wait. Is he looking for prey… or PRINTS? A wildly whacky saga of a runaway tiger from Ranthambore, in deliciously slick verse, with colour-popping pictures, that will have you ROARING with fun!
Apani Apani Pasand
- Author Name:
Vijaydan Detha +1
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- Description: A fisherwoman loves fish. And a gardener loves flowers. One rainy day the two meet. Each to the other is gracious and sweet. And yet they find it impossible to be together. Dip into this fishy-flowery story to find out why! A Rajasthani folklore from Indiaís much-loved storyteller, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize!
Salim Mamoo and Me
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Zai Whitaker
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- Description: Zai’s uncle is the famous 'birdman of India' Salim Ali, everyone in her family is a birding expert, and she herself can’t so much as identify the pipit sitting right under her nose. In this delightful portrait of childhood, Zai Whitaker recounts her early birding woes and how she winged it. Prabha Mallya’s pictures pick up the humour, and are an arresting collage of a bird-filled Bombay of the past, and a troubled little girl with a ‘superstar’ uncle!
Majhi Jameen Mi Vaachven
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Rinchin
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- Description: Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she hears that a company wants to make a coal mine in their village – the enormous black pit that will eat up all their lands, like it has in the next village… As always, Rinchin powers her questions through irresistible storytelling. The little girl’s anxiety about losing her land to “a monster machine” cuts close to the heart as it takes head-on an issue that is ravaging tribal Chhattisgarh, where this story is set, and every other place where there is ‘development’ at a cost.
We Are The Dancing Forest
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Raj Shekhar
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- Description: We are tall tumbling trees We are berries in the breeze We are tigers, we are hares We are rumbling rolling bears… The rhythm of the verse draws us beat by beat into a forest, lush and alive. But who are the ‘we’, so steeped in every part of it? Words and pictures sing together in this light and glorious ode to nature and those who live among it. Inspired by an Adivasi song from Telangana and with stunning art by a well-known Gond artist, this taps right into the instincts of children – fun with words and rhythm, and a yet unspoilt ability to be aware of the connectedness of the natural world.
What Shall I Make?
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Nandini Nayar
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- Description: Roll it, pat it, poke in eyes, stick on nose and ears — and a ball of chapati dough can turn into almost anything! The endearing illustrations follow the quirks of a child's imagination.
Five Friends
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Shireen Rizvi
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- Description: This is a story about dogs and duck friendship written by Shireen Rizvi.
Mannu and the Jamun Thief
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Radhika Chadha
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- Description: Mannu the monkey has been waiting for this day – when the purply-shurply jamun are pulpy-shulpy ripe. But why isn’t there a single berry on or around the tree? Who could have eaten up all the jamun? Mannu swings into action to hunt for the jamun thief and… yes, someone’s trunk is definitely looking purple! The sixth juicy-shoocy story in the popular Baby Bahadur series comes with stunning visuals and fun with words and sounds.
A Kulfi for Free!
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Alankrita Amaya
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- Description: Childhood, hot summers and narrow lanes of Northern India have a unique connection and that is of mouth watering kulfi. Enjoy a cool kulfi with Bhanwari who is just about to buy one.
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