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The Story of Divali


by Jatinder Nath Verma | Nilesh Mistry

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The story behind the late-autumn festival of Divali, drawn from the Ramayana. (IDA220, $16.99)

Eyewitness Elephant

Eyewitness Elephant


by Ian Redmond | Dave King

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 63 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

With plenty of background on the natural history of the elephant, including description of its behavior and social habits. (BST44, $16.99)

Eyewitness: India


by Abha Narain Lamba

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Readers ages 9-12 and their parents will enjoy this fact-filled, visually rich and informative survey of India. A terrific introduction for the whole family. (IDA212, $16.00)

Jahanara, Princess of Princesses

Jahanara, Princess of Princesses


by Kathryn Lasky

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • 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)

Keeping Corner


by Kashmira Sheth

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Set in a Gujarat village, this coming-of-age story intertwines 12-year-old Leela's personal growth with Ghandi's independence movement. When Leela's future husband dies, she is imprisoned according to tradition, but the independence and modernization of India brings hope for her future. (IDA522, $15.99)

You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons, The World on One Cartoon a Day

You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons, The World on One Cartoon a Day


by Mo Willems

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Caldecott-winning, illustrator Mo Willems records his yearlong, post-college trip around the world in 1990, capturing in drawings his experiences from Goreme, Varanasi, Kathmandu, Chiang Mai, Singapore, Bali, Shanghai, to Kyoto. (TVL120, $12.99)

 

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