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| Of Daemons, Lords and 'Dust' |
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Imagine a world in which the forces of evil are locked in a fierce battle for supremacy and the future of the universe hinges on a young girl's act of bravery.
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| The Play |
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Abby wants the best part in a the class play and makes up her mind to put in all the hard work required.
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| Escape to Freedom |
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Ferdinand and his little sister, Manuela, hate living in their elder brother's house. The two little children decide to escape - but where to go?
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| Granny's Girl |
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Neena and her granny are inseparable. Their love for each other is deep, and when an illness befalls her granny, Neena moves heaven and earth to save her...
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| The Adventures of Clifford |
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A delightful Scholastic picture book series by Norman Birdwell about Clifford, the world's largest dog, and Emily Elizabeth, the girl with whom he lives.
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| Puzzling it Out |
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How would you like to solve some challenging puzzles that take you on a trip around the world? Buy Scholastic India's 'Around the World in 80 Puzzles'.
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| Learn while Playing! |
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One teaches you the art of being creative through various activities, the other to play around with words. Enjoy two puzzle books from Scholastic India's collection.
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| Record Tidbits |
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Curious to know about the world's largest and the smallest, the shortest and the longest? Get hold of a copy of Scholastic India's 'Book of World Records' immediately.
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| Sumptuous Delights |
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Mouthwatering food, majestic rulers, imperious noblemen, adventure, and history! All this and more feature in Subhadra Sen Gupta's collection of stories, 'History, Mystery, Dal and Biryani'.
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| The Magical Land of Narnia |
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Written by C.S. Lewis, the 'Chronicles of Narnia', published decades before the Harry Potter series, was the first to blend adventure and fantasy, writes 11 year-old Sujit Thomas.
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| Two Sides of a Coin |
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Poile Sengupta's 'The Exquisite Balance', questions why a girl must necessarily be like a girl, in her story about twins.
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| Born to Love Animals |
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These animals must have lived noble lives in their previous birth, for they live in Naomi's house, where they are given more importance than humans themselves. A story by Yoram Kaniuk.
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| Real Winners |
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Ramendra Kumar pens a series of inspirational stories for children, focusing on values, and all featuring child protagonists.
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| Temper, Temper!! |
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Everyone told him to look for the temper that he had lost and so Boomba went searching high and low for his lost temper! A lively tale by Santhini Govindhan.
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| Hamid Buys an Eid Present |
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No mention of Eid is complete without remembering the story of Hamid the orphan boy, in the classic 'Eidgah', by the famous Hindi writer, Munshi Premchand - now in an English translation.
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| The Gift of the Magi |
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This evergreen story by O. Henry is about the great Christmas spirit of love. It is a lovely tale of a young couple who sacrifice their most precious treasures to buy gifts for each other.
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| Christmas Favourites |
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Besides the plum cake and Christmas choir, one remembers Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' and 'The Forgotten Helper', by Lorrie Moore.
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| Boyhood by the Sea |
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Suresh and his friends have grown up beside the sea and they dream of growing up and going fishing for the first time. A fascinating photo-essay by Raghavendra Rao and Sandhya Rao.
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| Judy All the Way |
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Few authors deal with the thorny issues of those troubled teenage years with the sensitivity and humour of Judy Blume.
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| The Nest |
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Bringing up a family successfully is the most anxious business of the year for birds. The hazards increase when a long migratory journey precedes nest-building, say writers Salim Ali and Laeeq Futehally.
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| Tale of a Circus Bear |
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Golu, the mahout's son, is sad to see the way animals are treated in the circus. His friend, the little bear Bholu, is miserable. One day Golu decides that he has had enough. A heartwarming tale by Pankaj Bisht.
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| The Final Glacier |
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Aditya and Devyani discover that their grandfather is off on a trip to Gaumukh, where the mighty Ganga originates, and insist on accompanying him in Sheila Sharma's story of exploration...
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| Glimpses from Gandhi's Life |
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"Why don't you wear a kurta, Bapu?" the little boy asked. True life stories from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, written by Uma Shankar Joshi. Some excerpts..
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| A Royal Diet of Mangoes |
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If it is summer, it must be mango time. The only way to enjoy them is to have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, wrote famous naturalist M. Krishnan.
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| The Family Album |
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The boredom of summer vacations vanishes when Priya discovers Hari living next door to her new home. But the real adventure only begins when they come across an old family album. Excerpts from Gita Iyengar's story.
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| Wonder in the Sand |
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The twins miss Mumbai and spending a year in a sleepy army cantonment seems a bore. But excitement is just a sandstorm away, they soon discover. Excerpts from Cheryl Rao's story.
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| Gems of Indian Literature |
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Together we shall unravel some of the invaluable gems of Indian thought and literature -- the Bhagavad Gita, The Puranas, The Vedas, and the Upanishads, says writer Manoj Das. Excerpts...
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| Snake People |
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Most people flee at the sight of a snake. But there are those who actively seek out snakes. Like the Irula tribals of Tamil Nadu. Excerpts from the book by Zai and Rom Whitaker.
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| AHA! Books |
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Award-winning playwright, writer, artist, cartoonist and illustrator, Manjula Padmanabhan, who has published 21 books for children, lists out her 10 all-time favourite children's books and series, for Pitara's A-Ha list.
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| AHA! Books (Hindi) |
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A list of some extremely fine low cost Indian books on Education, Popular Science, Maths and Children's Stories. Click to view the names of the top 40 books as judged by Arvind Gupta.
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| A Teacher Remembers |
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A young teacher comes to a school with dreams in his eyes. The students have their own plans to unsettle him. But, not for long. Gandhian educationist Gijubhai Badheka writes about his experiences. Some excerpts.
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Can you name the three most important inventions that helped man get up in the world?
Elevator, escalator and alarm clock!
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