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	Big Cats • Seymour Simon • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • A full-color introduction to the life of big cats around the world, including the tiger, lion, leopard, puma, cheetah, jaguar, and snow leopard. Intended for children ages 4-8. (BST46, $6.99)
	Buddha • Demi • RELIGION • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Beautiful, intricately detailed, full-color illustrations make this life of the Buddha an excellent choice for children. Intended for children age 7-10. (ASA17, $21.95)
	Buddha Stories • Demi • RELIGION • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • Intended for ages 4 to 8, this book tells 10 of the author's favorite "jakatas," or moral tales of the Buddha. She has sumptuously illustrated the volume in gold printed on deep, dark blue (in the tradition of an ancient Buddhist text). (ASA16, $20.00)
	Elephant (Eyewitness Books) • Ian Redmond • Dave King • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • A vivid introduction to the elephant, in the colorful Eyewitness visual style. With plenty of background on the natural history of the elephant, including description of its behavior and social habits. Geared for children ages 9-12. (BST44, $15.99)
	Eyewitness: India • Abha Narain Lamba • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Here's a fact-filled, visually jazzy survey of India. (IDA212, $16.00)
	Homeless Bird • Gloria Whelan • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • This acclaimed children's novel features a teenaged girl on her own in India. (IDA201, $5.99)
	Jahanara, Princess of Princesses • Kathryn Lasky • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Kathryn Lasky imagines the life and diary of a Mughal princess in 1627 India in this installment in Scholastic's "Royal Diaries" series. Our diarist Jahanara's parents are none other than Shah Jahan and Mumtaz -- builder and occupant of the Taj Mahal, respectively. (IDA213, $10.95)
	Picture the World, Children's Art Around the Globe • Tracy V. Spates • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAMILY • This oversize book, illustrated with colorful art and photographs, highlights eight nations on five continents. Each chapter includes a cultural overview, photographs of kids, examples of handicrafts and a hands-on art activity. For kids ages 6 and up. (WLD31, $24.95)
	Rama and Sita • David Weitzman • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • A retelling of the Hindu myth, in which the god Rama and the Monkey King must rescue Rama's kidnapped queen. Illustrated with images of Balinese shadow puppets, it's a lovely storybook for ages 4 to 8. (BAL21, $19.95)
	Shiva's Fire • Suzanne Fisher Staples • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS • A young adult novel set in southern India and steeped in Hindu custom, culture and religious belief. Parvati, the appealing 12-year-old heroine, is a classical dancer so accomplished that whe suspects that Shiva, as god of the dance, has chosen her to serve him. (IDA200, $6.99)
	The Story of Divali • Jatinder Nath Verma • Nilesh Mistry • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • The story behind the late-autumn festival of Divali, drawn from the Ramayana. (IDA220, $16.99)
	Traveling Man, The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 • James Rumford • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Ibn Battuta's famous peregrinations throughout the Muslim world -- retold for kids. (MDE65, $16.00)

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