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T is for Taj Mahal
Presents the natural resources, history, and culture of India, using the letters of the alphabet
Agha, the Eight-Mile Monster
In this acclaimed retelling of a story from India's ancient "Bhagavata Purana," children emerge victorious over a serpent that haunts the landscape of childhood. When the eight-mile-long Agha monster threatens the pastoral life of young Krishna and his cowherd friends, the youngsters join forces. Not only do they defeat their serpentine foe but, in an act of empowerment and imagination, transform his gargantuan body into a playground
Finders Keepers?
Text and illustrations introduce the traditions, daily life, and values of people of India. Emphasizes important universal values for children
Our Village in the Sky
From two outstanding creators comes a lyrical and poetic text and beautiful artwork celebrating the lives of children in a remote Himalayan village as they make their work into play
The Wednesday Bazaar
Bela's lost her Ma at the bazaar! Where could she have gone? With the help of a whole new host of friends Bela found her mother
The Rumor
"Pandurang, the fruit-seller, is so dour that he can make milk turn sour. One day he coughs up a feather. As the story of Pandurang's feather is passed from one person to another, it grows and grows until it can hardly be recognized. And that's when the story weaves its magic on the ill-tempered Pandurang. An international verson of 'broken telephone, ' The Rumor is a funny cautionary tale about the nature of rumors"--Publisher description
The Flute
Her parents swept away by a catastrophic flood, Chandra finds solace in her mother's magic flute
How the Firefly Got Its Light
Jugnu Rani realizes that people, trees, and other creatures have a purpose and seeks to find her purpose
Elephant in the Dark
In this version of the blind men and the elephant, based on a poem by Rūmī, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India
Alone in the Forest
After hearing a loud sound while out in the woods, Musa is struck with fear, but must find a way out and back to his village