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Uma Krishnaswami
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.
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A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators' much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way!
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The sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city's bird count event when the mayor tries to shut it…
We see an Indian village grow from a sleepy little agricultural way station to a bustling metropolis. For fans of American classic The Little House.
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Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered…
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A look at the lives of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were led to seek revolution through peace –
A look at Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr., two very different men on a very similar mission–cultural revolution through peace; now in paperback!
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A lyrically told story that shows the simultaneous growth of a wide-spreading tree and a busy winding road making room for each other * Subverts commonly held views on the…
Neel loves listening to Chachaji’s many stories over steaming cups of tea.
When a young girl named Anu has trouble adjusting to her new home and school, she calls upon Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, for help vanquishing the ghosts in her…
Chitra Soundar
Can two clever boys outsmart the king’s trickiest subjects? Inspired by traditional Indian folktales, these eight original tales by Soundar task young Prince Veera and his best friend Suku with…
Dini is back from IndiaNwith Bollywood star Dolly Singh in tow! But life in the States isn’t all rose petal milk shakes in this delicious sequel to Krishnaswami’s multiple star-reviewed…
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Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls’ League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India’s…
Now in paperback, the story of a girl who learns to apply the principles of yoga to her performance in a school play.
This poetic tale opens when Lina, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb, is found in a flower by her mother. Because she is so tiny, adventure and mishap…
Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night - Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But…
Four wry new trickster tales from the creators of Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship draw on Hindu mythology and the rich tradition of Indian folktales.
Clever Prince Veera and…
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Get out your umbrellas! Rhythmic prose and vivid chalk pastels flood the senses and take the reader on a tour of diverse urban India in this beautiful picture book.
More funny, clever trickster tales from India. Prince Veera’s great-uncle, Raja Apoorva, invites the prince and his best friend, Suku, to the summer festival in Peetalpur, where they participate in…
A biracial Asian Indian American boy finds his own special way to bond with his sister while the family awaits her adoption from India.
Here is a bunch of dung-dropping, sweet-stealing, luck-jinxing villains!
Further delightful trickster tales from India
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor…
Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss…
Clever Prince Veera and his best friend, Suku, are back in a vibrant new collection of stories riddled with surprises. When the prince's great uncle, Raja Apoorva, invites the boys…
