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The N

ehru Bal Pustakalaya series for child

ren is one of the most popular series of the Trust.

The prim

e objective of the Nehru B

al Pustakalaya series is to publish quality reading m

aterialfor child

ren and prom

ote a sense of national and cultural unity and oneness among them

byproviding that reading m

aterial in the main regional languages to children all over the country.

The series also end

eavours to create a treasure house of enjoyable and inform

ative literature.T

he subjects covered und

er the series include fiction, history, folktales and

festivals, India's

freedom

movem

ent, science and technology, nature, sports, Ind

ian art and m

usic, the lifeand

work of outstand

ing Indians and

excerpts from the w

orks of great Indian w

riters.B

ooks of this series are very reasonably priced. T

hese publications cover a wid

e rangeof subjects and

cater to diverse age groups. W

e have books that can interest children in such

age groups as 3-5 years (pre-school), 6-8 years, 8-10 years and 12-14 years. Inspite of their

mod

erate and afford

able prices, these books adhere to a high stand

ard of d

esigning andprinting. C

olours, graphics, sketches and pictures are liberally used to make the book attractive

and presentable.

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Since its inception more than 200 originals, m

ore than 1,500 translations and 2,000 reprintshave been published

in the series. Some of these titles aim

at existing the creative imagination

of children, som

e are basically informative books d

esigned to w

iden their inform

ationhorizons w

hereas others are biographies, activity books, books on adventure, fiction, plays,folktales, m

ythology and civic them

es.In ord

er to further augment the num

ber of books available for children the Trust has

been trying to identify outstand

ing children's books published

in the Indian languages. T

heTrust is also in the process of identifying suitable literature for adaptation for children. A

mong

foreign publications a number of books have been selected

and translated

into 12 major

languages of India. T

his catalogue enlists the titles published in E

nglish with d

etails of theiravailability in other languages.

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(Age group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-0239-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

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Cheryl R

ao72 pp

Rs 10.00

A group of friends visit a desert tow

nand stum

ble upon lost mysteries and

forgotten history in the sand dunes.(A

ge-group 10-14)ISB

N 81-237-2524-8

Also published in A

samiya, M

arathi andTam

il.

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A W

ILDLIF

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AR

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NE

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Davidar

64 ppR

s 10.00T

he author, a wildlife expert, relates his exciting encounters

with a killer tusker and anim

al poachers.(A

ge-group 12-14)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

A B

AB

Y LIO

N LE

AR

NS

TO R

OA

RIndu R

ana24 pp

Rs 10.00

A papa lion hires tutors to teach his cute and cuddly son

how to roar. A

jackal, an elephant and a cat come forw

ard toteach the baby lion. W

ith colourful illustrations, the book is adelightful read for children.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-2666-XA

lso published in Asam

iya, Bhutia, G

aro, Hindi, K

hasi,Lepcha, M

alayalam, M

arathi, Mising, N

ewari, P

unjabi, Tamil

and Telugu.

A B

RID

E IN

SID

E A

CA

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ET

AN

D O

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ER

TALE

SM

anoj Das

96 ppR

s 18.00C

ulled from Indian folklore, this book by one of India’s

foremost w

riters, delightfully recreates for children the magic

and fantasy of Indian folktales.(A

ge-group 10-14)IS

BN

81-237-3523-5

A C

RO

W’S

TA

LEJudhajit S

engupta16 pp

Rs 7.00

Imaginative illustrations of this pre-school book, depict an

interesting study of the lives of crows from

the time they are

born till they grow up.

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Vernon Thom

as68 pp

Rs 10.00

This enchanting story is about D

ipu and his friends which

include a parrot, monkey, elephant, frog and grasshopper.

No

t on

ly are

they invo

lved

in th

e se

arch

for a

missin

gdiam

ond but also in helping a kindly but poor woodcutter

with a pot of gold. S

ketches by Manobhiram

Chakravarti

enhance the text.(A

ge-group 10-14)IS

BN

81-237-0811-4A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

A F

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Leah Goldberg

24 ppR

s 15.00A

hen, a cuckoo, a squirrel, a cat and am

ouse stay in a five-storey building.O

ne

da

y the

mo

use

pa

cks up

an

dvacates his flat. O

thers advertise for anew

tenant. In search of a flat many

takers come including a pig, an ant, a

rabbit, a nightingale and a dove. The

drama of events unfolds w

ith one ofthem

occupying the flat for rent. Colour

illustrations are by Harinder S

ingh.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-3381-X

Also published in G

ujarati and Tamil.

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TH

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NIV

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Jayant Narlikar

64 ppR

s 8.00T

his absorbing and authoritative book by the internationallyrenow

ned astro-physicist tells us, among other things, how

the universe began, how big it is, how

long it will survive,

an

d w

ha

t a b

lack h

ole

is. Pro

fuse

ly illustra

ted

with

photographs and diagrams and lively cartoons by S

udhirD

ar.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0026-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi and Urdu.

A JO

UR

NE

Y TO

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UM

UK

HS

heila Sharm

a64 pp

Rs 10.00

An inform

ative, interesting account of a trip from U

ttarkashito G

aumukh. H

istory, mythology, descriptions of nature and

of the people are skilfully woven into the narrative. Tw

o-colourillustrations by R

eenie Kaur enliven the text.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2574-4

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Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

ALA

ME

LU’S

AP

PE

TIT

EJaya P

aramasivam

24 ppR

s 14.00T

he story is about a greedy wom

an whose appetite grow

sday by day, and nags her husband for nothing other thanfood. B

ut one day she learns her lesson. Colourful illustrations

complem

ent the story.(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-2980-4A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi and Tam

il.

AN

IMA

L WO

RLD

Aurobindo K

undu16 pp

Rs 8.00

Twelve com

mon Indian anim

als are introduced in simple

words through attractive folk-style illustrations.

(Age-group 6-8)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi and Telugu.

A PA

RC

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OR

TH

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OS

TM

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ronvir Kohli

52 ppR

s 14.50T

he fun-filled story of a village postmaster and the m

ysterious

parcel he recieves. Lively illustrations add to the book'sappeal.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1930-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi, M

alayalam, M

arathi andP

unjabi.

AS

TH

EY

SA

W IN

DIA

K C

Khanna

64 ppR

s 8.50A

n interesting account of India as seenthrough the eyes of H

suen Tsang, Fa-

Hie

n, M

eg

asth

en

es a

nd

Alb

eru

ni.

Illustra

ted

by th

e re

no

wn

ed

artist,

Krishen K

hanna.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-0170-5

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Hindi, M

alayalam, M

arathi,O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

A S

TOR

Y A

BO

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AA

rup Kum

ar Dutta

64 ppR

s 9.00B

oth entertaining and educative, this is an adventure story

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set in the background of tea gardens and explains all aboutthe grow

ing and processing of tea. Illustrated by Mrinal M

itra.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0169-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

A S

TOR

Y A

BO

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Ravi P

aranjape 16 pp

Rs 6.50

A sto

ry is wove

n a

rou

nd

wa

ter, in

floo

d a

nd

dro

ug

ht,

introducing its different manifestations and uses. E

xquisiteillustrations m

ake the book interesting.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-1101-8A

lso published in Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, M

alayalam,

Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

A TA

LE O

F T

RO

UB

LEM

C G

abriel32 pp

Rs 7.50

The adventures of a m

ouse who loses her luxuriant long tail

and is driven from pillar to post in her attem

pts to regain it.C

olourfully illustrated by Jyotish Dutta G

upta.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2573-6A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, B

hutia, Bodo, G

aro,G

uja

rati, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a, K

ha

si, Lim

bo

o, Ma

layala

m,

Marathi, N

ewari, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

A T

RIP

TO H

EA

VE

N A

ND

OT

HE

R S

TOR

IES

Leelawati B

hagwat

64 ppR

s 7.50A

collection of delightful folktales from different regions of

India. Illustrated by Jatin Das.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1073-9

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

A V

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TO T

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anjula Padm

anabhan16 pp

Rs 7.00

The author narrates the experiences

of a brother and a sister as they goaround in the m

arket place during thecourse of a day. T

he diversity of ourla

nd

is also

bro

ug

ht a

live th

rou

gh

images.

(Age-group pre-school)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

uja

rati, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a, M

alaya

lam

, Ma

rath

i, Oriya

,P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

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7

A V

ISIT

TO T

HE

ZO

OS

anat Surti

16 ppR

s 7.00A

n entertaining and instructive book about animals found in

the zoo. Eloquent pictures replace w

ords.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-1109-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

A V

OIC

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NG

LEJagdish Joshi

16 ppR

s 7.00Fam

ilies of animals–deer, m

onkeys, rabbits, elephants–areg

razin

g p

ea

cefu

lly wh

en

a su

dd

en

roa

r sen

ds th

em

scampering.

(Age-group pre-school)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

BA

PU

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I)F

C Freitas

64 ppR

s 10.00T

he story of Gandhi from

his birth till the Dandi M

arch inpictures and w

ords. Illustrated by the author.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1026-7A

lso published Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

BA

PU

(PA

RT

II)F

C Freitas

64 ppR

s 10.00T

his book in continuation to Part I by the sam

e title talksabout G

andhi’s arrest following the S

alt Satyagraha and ends

with his death at the hands of N

athuram G

odse.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1025-9A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi, Tam

il and Telugu.

BA

RA

PA

NI

Lila Majum

dar64 pp

Rs 10.00

A tender story about a B

engali family

which settles in A

ssam. Illustrated by

Pulak B

iswas.

(Age-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0152-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Hindi, K

annada, Malayalam

, Marathi,

Oriya

, Pu

nja

bi, Ta

mil, Te

lug

u a

nd

Urdu.

8

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ULA

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HE

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udsia Zaidi

24 ppR

s 8.00A

n enchanting story about a mouse w

ho finds an elf in aballoon. A

ttractive four-colour illustrations enliven the book.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-0488-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, B

odo, Gujarati, H

indi,K

annada, Malayalam

, Marathi, Lepcha, Lim

boo, New

ari,O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Telugu.

BE

PR

EPA

RE

DU

ma A

nand64 pp

Rs 10.00

A young boy’s introduction to the S

cout movem

ent duringa

n a

dve

ntu

re-fille

d h

olid

ay. Illustra

ted

by S

atya

sew

ak

Mukherjee.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0158-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Marathi,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

BH

OLU

AN

D G

OLU

Pankaj B

isht80 pp

Rs 15.00

Bholu the circus bear and G

olu the little boy become great

friends. What follow

s is the story of many adventures they

face. Lively illustrations complem

ent the text.

(Age-group 8-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1908-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Marathi

and Punjabi.

BIR

DS

AN

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ALS

IN IN

DIA

N A

RT

Geetika Jain

24 ppR

s 25.00T

his book introduces the traditionala

rt form

s of In

dia

thro

ug

h th

epredom

inant animal and bird m

otifsin each of them

. It also reflects onthe im

portance of animals and birds

in Indian culture .(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-3397-6A

lso published in Gujarati and P

unjabi.

BIR

JU A

ND

TH

E F

LYIN

G H

OR

SE

Deepa A

garwal

16 ppR

s 8.00A

n illustrated story of a lame boy and his m

agical rockinghorse. T

he story is full of fantasy and adventure.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-2623-6A

lso published in Bangla, B

hutia, Bodo, G

aro, Hindi, K

hasi,Lepcha, Lim

boo, Malayalam

, Marathi, M

ising, New

ari,P

unjabi and Tamil.

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Manoj D

as64 pp

Rs 8.00

The w

ell-known w

riter introduces the great Indian epics likethe R

amayana, the M

ahabharata, the Vedas, the Upanishads,

the

Puranas, th

e P

an

cha

tan

tra, th

e Ja

taka

s, an

d th

eA

rthashastra to children. Illustrated by Sukum

ar Chatterjee.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1326-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

BR

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UP

CH

INU

Kalpana G

upta32 pp

Rs 20.00

Illustrated by N R

amachandran, it is a story of an orphaned

kitten who learns to live.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-3988-5

BU

LLOC

K-C

AR

TS

AN

D S

ATE

LLITE

SM

onisha Bobb

64 ppR

s 11.50T

his interesting book projects India’s continuous scientifictra

ditio

n b

y tracin

g h

er scie

ntific a

nd

tech

no

log

ical

innovations through the ages. R K

Laxman’s cartoons enliven

the book.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1079-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

BU

SY

AN

TS

Pulak B

iswas

16 ppR

s 7.50Told entirely through pictures, thisis the story of the struggle of tw

oants w

ho have to carry a piece ofladoo to their hom

e.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-3045-4A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gu

jara

ti, H

ind

i, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

CE

LES

TIA

L HID

E A

ND

SE

EK

: TH

E G

AM

E O

F E

CLIP

SE

SN

irupama R

aghavan72 pp

Rs 18.00

One of the m

ost mysterious gam

es played by nature areeclipses. P

layed by the sun, the moon and the earth these

eclipses explain a host of natural phenomena affecting our

lives on earth. This interesting book w

ith some excellent

illustrations and photographs unravels their mystery and

nature and also a few tips to predict an eclipse.

10

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(Age-group 8-12)

ISB

N 81-237-1984-1

Also published in A

samiya.

CH

EE

RF

UL S

PIR

ITS

Gita Iyengar

40 ppR

s 12.00O

ne summ

er vacation Priya and H

ari stumble upon an old

photo album. S

uddenly the album com

es alive. What follow

sis full of fun and adventure. B

eautifully illustrated by Pulak

Bisw

as.(A

ge-group 10-14)IS

BN

81-237-2390-3A

lso published in Malayalam

and Marathi.

CH

ILDR

EN

WH

O M

AD

E IT

BIG

Thangam

ani163 pp

Rs 25.00

A co

llectio

n o

f child

ho

od

exp

erie

nce

s of so

me

of th

ecelebrities and achievers of different fields in m

odern India.E

ach of these experiences left an indelible mark, a turning

point in shaping their respective careers and personalities.A

must for the young.

(Age-group 14-16)

ISB

N 81-237-2756-9

Also published in A

samiya, O

riya and Tamil.

CH

ITR

ALA

KS

HA

NA

: STO

RY

OF

IND

IAN

PAIN

TIN

GM

ulk Raj A

nand96 pp

Rs. 26.00

Here is a book w

hich traces the story of Indian painting forth

e b

en

efit o

f child

ren

, com

ple

me

nte

d b

y inte

restin

gillustrations.(A

ge-group 12-14)A

lso published in Tamil.

CH

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IND

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ED

OM

Kam

lesh Mohindra

16 ppR

s. 13.00S

umi finds an injured bird in a drain and

carries it home. S

he takes good careof it and the bird recovers to fly again.A

tou

chin

g ta

le w

ith illu

stratio

ns by

Ashish S

engupta.(A

ge-group 8-10)ISB

N 81-237-4094-8

Also published in H

indi.

CR

ICK

ET

Vijay M

erchant64 pp

Rs 10.00

A great Indian cricketer has w

ritten about the game and how

to play it. The author’s rem

iniscences of mem

orable events

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in ‘test’ cricket and of outstanding cricket personalities make

it an exciting and highly readable book. Profusely illustrated

with photographs.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0732-0

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Marathi,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

DE

AR

FATH

ER

Bhabendranath S

aikia112 pp

Rs 15.00

Bipul, a naughty boy is a nagging w

orry for his parents. One

day while out w

ith friends, he is beaten up badly. No body

knows w

ho beat him and for w

hat reason. The story unravels

the mystery of this strange happening. O

rginally written in

Asam

iya by one of Assam

’s renowned w

riters.(A

ge-group 14-16)IS

BN

81-237-2341-5A

lso published in Hindi.

DE

AR

PO

PATM

adhu Limaye

32 ppR

s 10.00T

his is a collection of letters written by M

adhu Limaye, w

ellknow

n freedom fighter and socialist, to his son, from

theprison at F

ort Aguada, G

oa. Illustrations are by Jagdish Joshi.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-3457-3

Also published in K

onkani.

DIS

CO

VE

R IN

DIA

TH

RO

UG

H M

AZ

ES

AN

D G

AM

ES

Viky A

rya28 pp

Rs 8.00

An activity book that enables children to identify each state

of India through its unique features.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-0327-9A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi and M

alayalam.

DIW

ALI

Ravi P

aranjape12 pp

Rs 5.00

Th

e fe

stivities a

ssocia

ted

with

Diw

ali,

the

fe

stival

of

ligh

ts–decorating the house, exchange ofsw

eets, wearing new

clothes, puja,firew

orks and Bhai D

uj.(A

ge-group pre-scool)IS

BN

81-237-2291-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

, Ma

layala

m, M

ara

thi, O

riya,

Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

12

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

EK

KO

RI’S

DR

EA

MM

ahasveta Devi

64 ppR

s 10.00T

he story of a little boy who paints and carves beautiful

figures, tells stories in pictures and who dream

s of buildinga tem

ple for the queen. But does his dream

come true?

Illustrated by Judhajit Sengupta.

(Age-group 10-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0154-3

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

ES

CA

PAD

ES

OF

A C

LON

EM

ohan Sundara R

ajan48 pp

Rs 11.00

Cloning of D

olly and decoding of genetic code are two of

the major landm

arks in science and technology of this era.T

his science fiction takes us into the future of cloning. Acloned chim

p called Clonchi is genetically engineered to be

intelligent as a human and w

ho tries to solve many problem

s.(A

ge-group 9-14)IS

BN

81-237-3415-8

ETO

A M

UN

DA

WO

N T

HE

BAT

TLE

Mahasveta D

evi64 pp

Rs 10.00

The story of a tribal boy, E

toa, who fights against heavy

odds in his quest for acquiring education. The book vividly

describes the customs and w

ay of life of the Munda tribals.

Pro

fuse

ly illustra

ted

with

au

the

ntic b

lack a

nd

wh

itephotographs of the people and their custom

s.(A

ge-group12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0171-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi and Telugu.

EV

ER

ES

T: M

Y JO

UR

NE

Y TO

TH

E TO

PB

achendri Pal

64 ppR

s 8.00T

he autobiography of Bachendri P

al,the first Indian w

oman to have clim

bedE

verest. It is a gripping story of a simple

young wom

an from an im

poverishedfa

mily w

ho

thro

ug

h sh

ee

r grit a

nd

determination not only com

pleted hereducation but achieved national fam

e.(A

ge-group 12-14)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Hin

di, K

an

na

da

, Ko

nka

ni, M

alaya

lam

, Ma

rath

i, Oriya

,P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

FAS

CIN

ATIN

G W

OR

LD O

F A

NIM

ALS

AN

D IN

SE

CT

SP

adma R

ajagopal289 pp R

s 90.00 (HB

)

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

13

A com

pilation of brief features of unusual and unknown facts

about the world of fauna published in T

he Statesm

an over aperiod of tim

e. Illustrations are by Babita B

iswas.

(Age-group 8-12)

ISB

N 81-237-3981-8

FE

ST

IVA

L OF

CO

LOU

RS

Madhu P

owle

16 ppR

s 7.00A

book that introduces primary colours and depicts how

them

ixing of these yield secondary colours. This is done through

sketches of Krishna playing H

oli and there are splashes ofthe relevant colour on each page.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-2570-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

FE

ST

IVA

L OF

EID

Prem

chand32 pp

Rs 9.00

A m

oving story of a poor little boy who visits the E

id fair andreturns w

ith a pair of tongs for his grandmother so that she

does not burn her hands while cooking chapatties. Illustrated

by P B

Kavadi.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-2592-2

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

FE

ST

IVA

LS O

F IN

DIA

92 ppR

s 20.00A

compilation of the m

ajor festivalscelebrated in India. P

rofusely illustratedw

ith colour photographs.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-2248-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada, Malayalam

,M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu andU

rdu.

FIN

D T

HE

HA

LF C

IRC

LES

Badri N

arayan16 pp

Rs 5.50

A concept book, beautifully illustrated, teaching a child to

find the semi-circular shapes.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1115-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

14

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

FLO

WE

RS

AN

D I

Manoram

a Jafa24 pp

Rs 5.00

One can take up various hobbies but pressing flow

ers isboth fun and educative. A

beautiful book in four colours.(A

ge-group 6-8)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

FR

OG

S A

ND

A S

NA

KE

Ganesh H

aloi16 pp

Rs 7.00

A story about tw

o frogs and a snake. Vivid illustrations in

colour acquaint the child with shapes and form

s of animals

in detail.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-0857-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi, Malayalam

, Tamil

and Urdu.

FR

OM

BO

NE

TO S

TON

EK

aren Haydock

28 ppR

s 25.00A

n illustrated story of the fossilisation of a dinosaur which

was killed around 67 m

illion years ago in a fight with another

dinosaur. The book also has m

any activities for childrenbesides a chart show

ing the evolution of life on earth.

(Age-group 8-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2665-1

Also published in B

angla, Konkani, M

alayalam and Tam

il.

GA

UTA

MA

BU

DD

HA

Leela George

64 ppR

s 8.00T

he

life sto

ry of G

au

tam

a B

ud

dh

a to

ld in

a lu

cid a

nd

interesting style. Illustrated by D N

Brahm

a.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1081-XA

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

GAY-N

EC

K: T

HE

STO

RY

OF

A P

IGE

ON

Dhan G

opal Mukerji

148 ppR

s 20.00T

he heart-warm

ing story of a pigeonand a young sensitive boy. It is alsothe story of a pigeon’s training andadventure besides the m

inute detailsof a pigeon’s life and vivid descriptionsof the H

imalayan flora. A

n acclaimed

classic in its genre.(A

ge-group 14-16)ISB

N 81-237-2488-8

Also published in A

samiya, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada, Punjabi

and Urdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

15

GR

AN

NY

KN

ITS

Uri O

rlev44 pp

Rs 15.00

Once an old lady com

es to a small tow

n with a ball of w

ooland a pair of knitting needles. S

he sits down to knit and

knits among other things, a house, a garden and tw

o littlechildren. B

ut she does not realise the trouble she has toface. A

delightful story, written in verse, this book is the first

English translation of a popular H

ebrew children’s m

odernclassic.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2944-8A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, G

uja

rati, H

ind

i,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi, Tam

il and Telugu.

HA

ND

ICR

AF

TS

OF

IND

IA: O

UR

LIV

ING

CU

LTU

RA

LT

RA

DIT

ION

Jasleen Dham

ija68 pp

Rs 25.00 (P

B)

Rs 55.00 (H

B)

The book discusses designs related to pottery and terracotta,

textiles, wood w

ork, jewellery etc. Illustrations are by M

inooS

arin.(A

ge-group 10-12)IS

BN

81-237-3974-5 (PB

)IS

BN

81-237-3975-3 (HB

)

HO

ME

SA

n NB

T C

ompilation

16 ppR

s 5.00D

ifferent ways of looking at hom

es, and possible homes! A

nIndo-G

erman collaboration product.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-2583-3

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

HO

W F

ILMS

AR

E M

AD

EK

hwaja A

hmed A

bbas64 pp

Rs 7.00

A co

mp

reh

en

sive b

oo

k ab

ou

t all

asp

ects o

f film-m

akin

g e

spe

cially

written for children by the w

ell-known

film-m

ake

r a

nd

w

riter.

Inclu

de

sphotographs in black and w

hite of starsand directors at w

ork.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-1103-4

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

uja

rati, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a, M

alaya

lam

, Ma

rath

i, Oriya

,P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

16

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

HO

W IN

DIA

WO

N H

ER

FR

EE

DO

MK

rishna Chaitanya

36 ppR

s 12.00C

ome 15 A

ugust and the whole of India is im

mersed in

different kinds of activities. It was on this day in 1947 that

India became independent. H

ere is the saga of Indians who

fought for a free India, a story of young martyrs and great

lea

de

rs wh

o b

rou

gh

t an

en

d to

fore

ign

rule

. Tellin

gim

pressions in colour by Jyotish Datta G

upta will surely evoke

feelings in the young mind.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1105-0

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Manipuri, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu andU

rdu.

HO

W M

NJIN

I BE

CA

ME

A M

AG

ICIA

N A

ND

OT

HE

RA

FR

ICA

N TA

LES

Reeta D

utta Gupta

64 ppR

s 12.00A

fine compilation of five w

onderful stories about animals

who interact w

ith each other in the forest, the stories aretold in a lucid style having lots of funny situations. Illustrationsare by Tapas G

uha.(A

ge-group 10-14)IS

BN

81-237-3775-0

HO

W M

UN

IA F

OU

ND

GO

LDJagdish Joshi

32 ppR

s 10.00A

beautifully produced and illustrated story about a bird,M

unia, who nurtures a cherry seed w

hich grows from

atender plant to a tree full of blossom

s and then fruits. The

illustrations have been done by the author.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-0153-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

HS

UA

N-T

SA

NG

’S JO

UR

NE

Y TO

IND

IAB

elinder & H

arinder Dhanoa

64 ppR

s 10.00A

detailed descriptive account of thetra

ils an

d tra

vails o

f the

fam

ou

sC

hinese traveller who cam

e to India,visited the fam

ous seats of learning andca

rried

valu

able

Bu

dd

hist d

octrin

es

with him

back to China.

(Age-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0166-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi,

Telugu and Urdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

17

I AM

BE

TT

ER

TH

AN

YOU

Sigrun S

rivastava24 pp

Rs 8.00

Skilfully w

ritten and beautifully illustrated in four colours, thisstory is about sibling rivalry and com

mon gender attitudes.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1098-4

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi and Urdu.

I LIKE

TH

E W

OR

LDJeyanthi M

anokaran16 pp

Rs 7.00

An enchanting picture-book about a little girl w

ho loves thew

orld around her.(A

ge-group pre-school) IS

BN

81-237-0173-XA

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

IND

IA’S

YO

UN

G H

ER

OE

SS

igrun Srivastava

64 ppR

s 10.00A

na

rratio

n o

f six incid

en

ts of b

ravery d

ispla

yed

by

youngsters who w

ere given awards for gallantry by the Indian

Council of C

hild Welfare. Illustrated by R

avi Paranjape.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1094-1

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Garo, G

ujarati, Hindi,

Kannada, K

onkani, Malayalam

, Manipuri, M

arathi, Nepali,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

INV

EN

TIO

NS

TH

AT C

HA

NG

ED

TH

E W

OR

LD (P

AR

T I)

Mir N

ajabat Ali

64 ppR

s 9.00H

uman m

ind thinks of new things and

som

e h

um

an

be

ing

s crea

te su

chnovelties. A

ll the while in our history

inventions have shaped and reshapedour life. T

his book focuses on some

major inventions that have im

portanceto this day.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-2270-2

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

INV

EN

TIO

NS

TH

AT C

HA

NG

ED

TH

E W

OR

LD (P

AR

T II)

Mir N

ajabat Ali

64 ppR

s 8.50A

sequel to Part I.

(Age group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2044-0

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi and Telugu.

18

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

JALLIA

NW

ALA

BA

GH

Bhisham

Sahni

56 ppR

s 10.00O

n Baisakhi D

ay, 13 April 1919, an arm

ed contingent ofB

ritish soldiers massacred Indians w

ho had gathered in thegarden ground of Jallianw

ala Bagh in A

mritsar, a city in the

state of Punjab. T

he ghastly murder has gone dow

n in them

emory of Indians as the m

ost heinous act of British rule.

Bhisham

Sahni has told the story of an atrocious general

an

d th

e su

ffering

of th

ou

san

ds o

f Ind

ian

s. Th

e a

rtist’sim

pression of the build-up to the event and the event itselfbrings life to the lines.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0901-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

JAW

AH

AR

LAL N

EH

RU

Tara Ali B

aig64 pp

Rs 10.50

Re

ple

te w

ith a

ne

cdo

tes a

nd

pro

fuse

ly illustra

ted

with

ph

oto

gra

ph

s, this b

oo

k brin

gs a

live N

eh

ru th

e ch

ild,

adolescent, young man and com

mitted P

rime M

inister.C

arefully selected, the large number of photographs not only

embellish but also com

plement the text.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0160-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

LALU

AN

D T

HE

RE

D K

ITE

Ashish S

engupta16 pp

Rs 6.50

The book tells the story of Lalu and

his red kite in wondrous colours. T

hekite is Lalu’s love and he is readyto go to any length to keep the kitew

ith him.

(Age-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-0859-9A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Hindi, M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi and U

rdu.

LET

’S D

O A

PLAY

Um

a Anand

64 ppR

s 6.50A

delightful story woven around the theatre and w

hat goesinto producing a play. T

he author, with her extraordinary gift

for entering into a child’s world, not only explains com

mon

theatrical terms but also talks about the grow

ing theatrem

ovement in India. E

nchanting illustrations are by Mickey

Patel.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

19

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2991-X

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Hindi, M

alayalam,

Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

LINE

S A

ND

CO

LOU

RS

: DIS

CO

VE

RIN

G IN

DIA

N A

RT

Ella D

atta84 pp R

s 40.00 (PB

)R

s 70.00 (HB

)A

n informative book on Indian art w

ritten for children.(A

ge-group 10-12)IS

BN

81-237-3983-4 (PB

)IS

BN

81-237-3984-2 (HB

)

LITT

LE O

LD W

OM

AN

Margaret B

hatty32 pp

Rs 12.00

When Little O

ld Man decides to go dow

n the mountain to

buy sheep, his wife, Little O

ld Wom

an, packs everything shecan think of for him

, including a frying pan which he w

earson his chest and a soup pot for his head. D

o all these thingshelp the Little O

ld Man or not? A

n amusing tale w

ith livelyfour-colour illustrations.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-0174-8A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya and P

unjabi.

LIZA

RD

SIndraneil D

as & R

omulus W

hitaker32 pp

Rs 7.00

An inform

ative, authoritative book about the locale, habits,breeding, etc. of different kinds of lizards. P

encil sketchesand photographs com

plement the lucid text.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2145-5

MA

DA

M R

IDE

S T

HE

BU

SV

allikkannan32 pp

Rs 10.50

The tale of a girl’s first ride in a bus

an

d h

er a

dve

ntu

res. Illu

strate

d b

yG

opalan.(A

ge-group 8-10)ISB

N 81-237-1499-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada, Malayalam

,M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu

and Urdu.

MA

D M

AN

GO

A N

Pednekar

32 ppR

s 10.00A

hu

mo

uro

us sto

ry ab

ou

t a m

an

go

tree

wh

o is b

ore

dstanding rooted in one place and w

ants to see the world

20

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

and seek adventure. Illustrations by Manjula P

admanabhan.

(Age-group 8-10)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

MA

HA

RA

JA R

AN

JIT S

ING

HP

ritam S

ingh32 pp

Rs 10.00

The story of M

aharaja Ranjit S

ingh, the founder of thekingdom

of the Punjab, as narrated to young children by

their grandmother. R

anjit Singh w

as an outstanding rulerknow

n for his bravery and statesmanship. T

his book isbeautifully illustrated in the delicate m

iniature style of Ranjit

Singh’s court paintings.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-2023-8

Also published in B

angla, Hindi, K

annada, Malayalam

,M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

MA

MA

MO

O O

N A

SW

ING

Jujja & Tom

as Wieslander

24pp

Rs. 25.00

An interesting S

weden story narrating the tale of how

a cowsneaks out for a ride on the bicycle and then on a sw

ing….

(Age-group 8-10)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

MA

NG

U’S

TO

PK

amakshi B

alasubramanian

24 ppR

s 8.00A

gentle story of a poor boy who has

no toy to play with till he com

es acrossa battered top and m

akes it his own.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-0310-4

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada, Konkani,

Malayalam

, Manipuri, M

arathi, Nepali,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

MAT

SYA

: TH

E B

EA

UT

IFU

L FIS

HS

hanta Ram

eshwar R

ao32 pp

Rs 11.00

A tin

y fish g

row

s an

d g

rows to

be

com

e th

e savio

ur o

fm

ankind. Attractively illustrated by S

igrun Srivastav.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-2579-5

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu andU

rdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

21

MIR

SPA

CE

STAT

ION

Violet R

azeghpanah104 pp R

s 25.00W

ritten originally in Persian, this book is about an im

aginarystory of children traveling to space depicting an enlightenedand exhilarating experiences of the stay in space station.Illustrations are by H

arinder Singh.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-3980-X

Also published in O

riya.

MIT

HA

AN

D H

ER

MA

GIC

SH

OE

SB

G G

ujjarappa16 pp

Rs. 6.50

A picture book w

ith four colour illustrations that narrate thestory of w

hat happens to Mitha w

hen she finds a pair ofshoes that can m

ake her fly – something she has been

dreaming about.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1945-0

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Konkani, M

alayalam, M

anipuri, Marathi, N

epali, Oriya,

Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

MO

HIN

I AN

D T

HE

DE

MO

NS

hanta Ram

eshwar R

ao32 pp

Rs 10.00

Th

is is a fa

scina

ting

story a

bo

ut a

cou

rag

eo

us a

nd

determined little girl, M

ohini, who does not hesitate to take

on a demon w

ho has been wreaking havoc. Im

aginative four-colour illustrations accom

pany the text.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-0164-0A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,K

onkani, Malayalam

, Marathi, N

epali, Oriya, P

unjabi, Teluguand U

rdu.

MO

RA

Mulk R

aj Anand

40 ppR

s 15.00A

tender story of an elephant. Sim

ple,touching and colourful illustrations byR

uprecht Haller.

(Age-group 8-10) IS

BN

81-237-1111-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, M

alayalam,

Marathi, N

epali, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil

and Telugu.

MO

TH

ER

TE

RE

SA

Lila Majum

dar & B

achi Karkaria

64 ppR

s 8.00T

he life and work of M

other Teresa and her Sisters of C

harity

22

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

are told through interesting and revealing anecdotes. This

book is profusely illustrated with black and w

hite photographsof M

other and the Sisters at w

ork.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1082-8A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, H

ind

i, Ko

nka

ni,

Malayalam

, Manipuri, M

arathi, Nepali, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il,Telugu and U

rdu.

MU

TH

U’S

DR

EA

MS

Kam

akshi Balasubram

anian 32 ppR

s 8.50A

gentle story about a young day-dreamer w

ho is given hopethat dream

s do come true. C

olourful illustrations are by TapasG

uha.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-0163-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi and Urdu.

MY

FIR

ST

RA

ILWAY

JOU

RN

EY

Mrinal M

itra16 pp

Rs 5.50

The excitem

ent of a young boy’s first train journey fromthe m

oment of reaching the railw

ay platform to the arrival at

the

de

stine

d sta

tion

, inclu

din

g g

oin

g th

rou

gh

a tu

nn

el.

Related through graphic pictures.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1106-9

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

MY

JOU

RN

EY

TO T

HE

MA

GN

ET

IC N

OR

TH

PO

LEP

reety Sengupta

56 ppR

s 8.00A

n exciting first person account of a wom

an's journey to thew

hite expanses of the chilling North P

ole.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1943-4A

lso published in Asam

iya, Gujarati and H

indi.

MY

LIFE

: TH

E TA

LE O

F A

BU

TT

ER

FLY

Anjan S

arkar16 pp

Rs 12.00

Exquisitely photographed, this book in

a frame by fram

e sequence narratesthe rem

arkable and beautiful changesin the life of a butterfly.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2333-7A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Hin

di, K

on

kan

i,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi, Tam

il andTelugu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

23

MY

RO

BO

T R

OB

BI

Dilip M

Salw

i40 pp

Rs 10.00

This fascinating story of a R

obot called Robbi and his young

master S

unny contains interesting facts about the historyand origin of R

obots besides games and puzzles.

(Age group 14-16)

ISB

N 81-237-2469-1

Also published in A

samiya, M

alayalam and M

arathi.

MY

ST

ER

IES

OF

TH

E PA

ST

: AR

CH

AE

OLO

GIC

AL S

ITE

SIN

IND

IAU

pinder Singh

96 ppR

s 30.00 (PB

)R

s 60.00 (HB

)T

he book, illustrated by T G

autam Trivedi, contains factual

information about a num

ber of important archeological sites

like Bhim

betka, Ganeshw

ar, Dw

arka, Nalanda, H

ampi, etc.

(Age-group 8-12)

ISB

N 81-237-3978-8 (P

B)

81-237-3979-6 (HB

)

NA

ME

TH

AT A

NIM

AL

Niranjan G

hoshal16 pp

Rs 6.50

The artist-conceiver of this pre-school book N

iranjan Ghoshal

has drawn 14 com

posite animals, e.g. an anim

al with a

peacock’s tail, legs of a tiger, and a giraffe’s head and neck.

The book w

ill not only amuse children but also m

ake themobservant.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-1112-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

NE

HA

, MY

SIS

TE

RM

adhu B Joshi

16 ppR

s 11.00P

ree

ty sme

lls trou

ble w

he

n a

ll of a

sud

de

n h

er m

oth

er la

nd

s up

in a

hospital. Only to learn that she is a

pro

ud

did

i of h

er n

ewly b

orn

sister

Neha. C

olourfully illustrated by Partha

Sengupta.

(Age-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-4092-1A

lso published in Hindi.

ON

CE

IN A

VILLA

GE

H C

Madan

24 ppR

s 9.00T

his is a charming story of a village w

hich is affected bydrought due to the felling of trees. S

imply told, it graphically

describes the suffering of people, animals and plants and

24

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

thu

s po

rtrayin

g th

e im

po

rtan

ce o

f pre

serva

tion

an

dconservation of nature.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-2046-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bhutia, B

odo, Garo, G

ujarati,H

indi, Kannada, K

hasi, Lepcha, Limboo, M

alayalam, M

arathi,M

ising, New

ari, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

ON

CE

UP

ON

A T

IME

(PA

RT

I)M

Choksi &

P M

Joshi64 pp

Rs 10.00

Contains beautiful and tender stories w

hich bring to life theperiod from

Mohenjo-daro to the C

hola kings, with attractive

illustrations by Pulak B

iswas.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2002-5

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

ON

CE

UP

ON

A T

IME

(PA

RT

II)M

Choksi &

P M

Joshi64 pp

Rs 10.00

The book contains four gripping stories from

ancient Indianhistory. T

he stories are full of historical information and

provide the cultural background to the period from the second

century to the seventh century. Illustrated by Pulak B

iswas

(Age-group 12-14)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

ON

E D

AY...Jagdish Joshi

32 ppR

s 15.00T

his beautifully illustrated picture bookis about a boy M

ana and his friendA

ppu the elephant. The story is about

their adventure in the jungle.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2797-6A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi and U

rdu.

OU

R A

IR F

OR

CE

C L P

roudfootTells of the daring exploits of the m

en who serve our A

irForce. A

highly informative book about the form

ation andhistory of the Indian A

ir Force. Illustrated with photographs.

(Age-group 12-14)

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi, Marathi, O

riya, Telugu andU

rdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

25

OU

R A

RM

YD

K P

alit64 pp

Rs 8.00

The story of the Indian arm

y from its origins to the present

da

y an

d o

f ba

ttles va

lian

tly fou

gh

t. Illustra

ted

with

photographs.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1000-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi, M

arathi, Punjabi, Telugu

and Urdu.

OU

R B

OD

Y: A

WO

ND

ER

FU

L MA

CH

INE

Ram

esh Bijlani

32 ppR

s 10.00A

simple, lucid account of the functioning of the body and its

various organs. Imaginatively illustrated by N

iren Sen G

upta.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1104-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

OU

R N

AV

YR

N G

ulati64 pp

Rs 9.00

The book is an introduction to our naval force and through

photographs illustrates the vital role of the Indian Navy during

peace and war.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0015-6

Also

pu

blishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

OU

R T

RE

EP

ranab and Sm

ita Chakravarti

16 ppR

s 7.00T

he story of a tree, showing the life and activity nourished

by its various components.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1096-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

OU

R U

SE

FU

L PLA

NT

SK

S S

ekharam36 pp

Rs 10.00

A little girl finds out how

plants liveand grow

big, what kinds of plants

can grow indoors, how

they preparetheir food w

ith the help of sunlight,w

ater and soil, and a lot more. T

hisbook is an excellent introduction toplant life.

(Age-group 6-8)

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Konkani, M

alayalam, M

anipuri, Marathi, N

epali, Oriya,

Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

26

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

PATT

ER

NS

FR

OM

NAT

UR

EJudhajit S

engupta12 pp

Rs 7.00

Well concieved and colourfully illustrated, the book w

ill helpthe children to know

the various patterns that exist in naturew

hich are both beautiful and useful. This is an activity book.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-2052-1

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi and Malayalam

.

PO

LLUT

ION

N S

eshagiri64 pp

Rs 9.50

An account of how

different kinds of pollution—of rivers,

oceans, the atmosphere—

are a health hazard to human

beings, animals as w

ell as plants. Colourfully illustrated by

a group of young artists.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1080-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

PR

EM

CH

AN

DA

mrit R

ai48 pp

Rs 6.00

A biography of the great w

riter, which brings to life P

remC

hand the man, largely through excerpts from

his own

writings, w

arm, sensitive and full of gentle hum

our. Illustrated

with photographs.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0168-3

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Hindi, K

annada, Marathi,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

PR

OC

ES

SIO

N 1 TO

10M

ickey Patel

16 ppR

s 7.00A

beautifully illustrated book on aw

edding procession. Helps children

to count numbers.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1498-X

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

uja

rati,

Hin

di,

Ka

nn

ad

a,

Malayalam

, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

QU

AK

ES

AN

D F

LAM

ES

Ruskin B

ond52 pp

Rs 7.00

Grippingly w

ritten by the well-know

n children’s author, thisb

oo

k con

sists of tw

o sto

ries w

hich

de

pict tw

o n

atu

ralcalam

ities that frequently afflict India—earthquakes and

forest fires. The dram

a of the events is evoked by the powerful

black and white pencil sketches of S

ubir Roy.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

27

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-0769-X

Also

pu

blishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

RE

D K

ITE

Geeta D

harmarajan

24 ppR

s 8.50T

he story of a red kite who w

ants to fly high in the sky andsucceeds after som

e initial mishaps. S

uperb four-colourillustrations by S

Sen R

oy.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2050-5A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

RO

HA

NTA

AN

D N

AN

DR

IYAK

rishna Chaitanya

64 ppR

s 6.00B

ased on the Jatakas, these two tender stories, one about

a black buck, the other about a monkey, clearly illustrate the

com

pa

ssion

, wisd

om

an

d g

en

tlen

ess th

at a

re a

lways

associated with the B

uddha. Beautifully illustrated by P

ranabC

hakravarti.(A

ge-group 12-14)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

RO

MA

NC

E O

F P

OS

TAG

E S

TAM

PS

S P

Chatterjea

64 ppR

s 10.00T

his book is a must for children. It traces the history of

postage stamps, and gives practical suggestions to stam

pcollectors. F

ull of information and profusely illustrated w

ithphotographs.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1078-XA

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

RU

PA T

HE

ELE

PH

AN

TM

ickey Patel

32 ppR

s 11.00T

he

en

de

arin

g sto

ry of R

up

a, th

eelephant, w

ho wants to look beautiful.

Makes delightful reading. E

nchantingillustrations in colour by the author.(A

ge-group 6-8) IS

BN

81-237-0159-3A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, M

alayalam,

Ma

nip

uri, M

ara

thi, N

ep

ali, O

riya,

Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

28

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

SC

IEN

CE

AN

D YO

UJ P

Lavakare128 pp

Rs 30.00

An authentic book on the grow

th and development of science

in India and world. W

ritten from the perspective of introducing

these ideas to children, the book also talks about the usesand abuses of science. It has added attractions such as ach

ap

ter b

y the

ren

ow

ne

d scie

ntist Jaya

nt N

arlika

r, abibliography and a list of w

ebsites on popular science.Illustrations are by H

arinder Singh.

(Age group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-3657-6

SE

AR

CH

Jagdish Joshi16 pp

Rs 5.00

Com

mon anim

als, birds, sea creatures, fruits and vegetablesare cam

ouflaged in this picture-book. Fun and instruction

are combined in the im

aginative drawings for the pre-school

child.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-1521-8A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi and Tamil.

SE

T M

E F

RE

EA

shish Sengupta

16 ppR

s 6.50

This is about a boy’s love for anim

als and his wish that all be

set free. Lively illustrations in colour will catch the m

inds oftoddlers.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-0861-0A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi, M

alayalam, M

arathi,P

unjabi and Tamil.

SN

AK

E T

RO

UB

LER

uskin Bond

32 ppR

s 8.00T

his is Ruskin B

ond at his best. The

familiar characters G

randfather, Grand-

mother and A

unt Ruby w

ho feature inm

any of his stories for children are

back. And as can be expected G

rand-father, in this story too, brings hom

e yetanother pet—

a python. It is a delightfulstory of the fam

ily’s reaction to thislatest addition including that of their pet

mo

nkey To

to. Mickey P

ate

l’s lively illu

stratio

ns fu

rthe

renhance the book’s appeal.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1095-XA

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,K

onkani, Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Teluguand U

rdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

29

SO

ME

IND

IAN

SA

INT

SG

opinath Talwalkar

64 ppR

s 10.00T

his book relates the stories of some Indian saints w

ho foughtagainst evils like untouchability. Illustrated by M

A Jom

raj.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0250-0A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi, Kannada, M

arathi,P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

SO

ME

TH

ING

SP

EC

IAL

Geetika Jain

16 ppR

s 8.00B

eautifully illustrated, the book narrates the adventures of afam

ily driving through a forest.(A

ge-group 9-11)IS

BN

81-237-2525-6A

lso published in Asam

iya, Hindi, M

alayalam, P

unjabi andTam

il.

SO

ME

ST

RE

ET

GA

ME

S O

F IN

DIA

Mulk R

aj Anand

32 ppR

s 9.00A

recapitulation of some of the com

mon gam

es played onthe streets of India by young children. Illustrated in fourcolours by B

adri Narayan.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-1099-2

Also

pu

blishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a,

Malayalam

, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

SO

NA

’S A

DV

EN

TU

RE

STara Tew

ari32 pp

Rs 8.00

A sim

ple story about a young camel, w

ho is made fun of by

other animals because of her flat feet, long neck and hum

p.Later a sm

all incident makes not only her but others also

realise what a useful anim

al she is. Illustrated by Mickey P

atel.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1107-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

ST

OR

IES

FR

OM

BA

PU

’S LIF

EU

ma S

hankar Joshi32 pp

Rs 11.00

In this book the noted Gujarati w

riterrelates som

e interesting episodes fromB

apu’s life. Written in a sim

ple andheart-w

arming style, the stories w

illappeal children. B

eautifully illustratedby M

ickey Patel.

(Age-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0508-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, K

onkani, Malayalam

, Manipuri,

Marathi, N

epali, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

30

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

STO

RIE

S O

F B

AK

OR

PATE

LH

ari Prasad V

yas88 pp

Rs 12.00

This is a select collection of hum

ourous stories woven around

the life of Mr and M

rs Bakor P

atel and their friends Gader

Khan, V

aghjibhai, Bankubhai, Jiraf Joshi and others. T

his isan E

nglish translation of the original Gujarati children’s

classic.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-3584-7

STO

RIE

S O

F LIG

HT

AN

D D

ELIG

HT

Manoj D

as64 pp

Rs 10.00

A collection of less know

n traditional stories retold by Manoj

Das and illustrated by M

ario.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1021-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

onkani,M

alayalam, M

anipuri, Marathi, N

epali, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil

and Telugu.

STO

RIE

S O

F V

ALO

UR

Rajendra A

wasthy

64 ppR

s 8.50T

he author narrates the praiseworthy deeds of young heroes

from the epics—

Shravan, E

klavya, Abhim

anyu, Krishna,

Lava

an

d K

ush

a a

nd

Bh

ara

t. Illustra

ted

by Sa

rad

ind

uS

en Roy.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1526-9

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

STO

RY

OF

SW

AR

AJYA

(PAR

T-I)V

ishnu Prabhakar

64 ppR

s 6.50T

his is an account of India’s freedomstruggle upto the partition of B

engaland its fall out. T

he author recounts thegrow

th of Indian National C

ongress ando

the

r imp

orta

nt h

ap

pe

nin

gs in

this

period. Illustrated by S B

hattacharya.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-0518-2

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

uja

rati, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a, M

alaya

lam

, Ma

rath

i, Oriya

,P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

STO

RY

OF

SW

AR

AJYA

(PAR

T-II)S

umangal P

rakash64 pp

Rs 10.50

In this volume the author tells the story of India’s struggle

for independence since the partition of Bengal and the advent

of Mahatm

a Gandhi to the declaration of independence in

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

31

1947. Illustrated by P K

hemraj.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1504-8

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

ST

RIP

ES

IN T

HE

JUN

GLE

Geetika Jain

16 ppR

s 12.00T

his is an interesting book on the world of tigers. It introduces

many m

embers of the tiger fam

ily all over the world, their

habits and habitats. It also lists the tiger reserves in India.Lively illustrations are by S

uddhasattwa B

asu.(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-3159-0A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi, Punjabi and Tam

il.

SU

NF

LOW

ER

S A

ND

BU

TT

ER

FLIE

SJeyanthi M

anokaran24 pp

Rs 9.00

The story of a young girl w

hose painted butterfly takes wing

and carries her to a magnificent palace w

here her cheekyyoung brother is a prince. Illustrated by S

ujasha Das G

upta.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0110-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and

Urdu.

TA

ILSH

ydrose Aaluw

a24 pp

Rs 8.00

A p

icture

-bo

ok o

n ta

ils of a

nim

als, b

irds, in

sects, se

acre

atu

res, e

tc., an

d th

eir va

ried

fun

ction

s inclu

din

gH

anuman’s tail w

hich set fire to Lanka to teach Ravana a

lesson. The text is brought alive by the illustrations of A

tanuR

oy.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-1087-9A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,K

onkani, Malayalam

, Manipuri, M

arathi, Nepali, O

riya,P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

TA

LES

FO

R A

LL TIM

ES

Santha R

ungachary64 pp

Rs 9.00

We

ll-kno

wn

sto

ries

from

In

dia

nm

ythology retold in an unusual andattractive style. Illustrated by P

Khem

raj.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-2051-3

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada, Malayalam

,M

arath

i, Oriya

, Pu

nja

bi, Ta

mil a

nd

Telugu.

32

BO

OK

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OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

TA

NS

EN

: TH

E M

AG

ICA

L MU

SIC

IAN

Ashok D

avar40 pp

Rs 11.00

A charm

ing book about the life of India’s greatest musician

and singer. Author-artist A

shok Davar has evolved his ow

nunique style to illustrate.(A

ge-group 8-10)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E A

DV

EN

TU

RE

S O

F R

US

TY

Ruskin B

ond96 pp

Rs 20.00

Ruskin B

ond pens the exploits of Rusty and his eccentric

uncle, Uncle K

en. It’s great fun to meet U

ncle Ken and it is

equally exciting to know how

Rusty runs aw

ay from school

and travels all over —far from

his own little tow

n of Dehradun.

Illustrated by Suddhasattw

a Basu.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1394-0

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E B

ALLO

ON

D T

Padekar

16 ppR

s 7.00T

he adventures of a boy who is carried off by the balloon he

was filling air into. Told entirely through colourful pictures.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1088-7

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E B

EA

UT

IFU

L PE

AC

OC

KN

iren Sen G

upta16 pp

Rs 7.00

A beautifully illustrated book on the

na

tion

al

bird

, th

e

pe

aco

ck,depicting its characteristics w

hichdistinguish it from

other birds.(A

ge-group pre-school)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gu

jara

ti, H

ind

i, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi and Punjabi.

TH

E B

ES

T T

HIR

TE

EN

120 ppR

s 26.00A

collection of some of the outstanding stories from

the main

languages of India. Illustrated by Mickey P

atel.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0713-4A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

anipuri, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and

Urdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

33

TH

E B

RID

GE

AT B

OR

IMS

urekha Panandiker

80 ppR

s 12.00T

his is the story of Joze, a young boy from the fisherm

encom

munity of G

oa and his heroic exploits during the strugglefor the liberation of G

oa. Illustrations complim

ent the text.(A

ge-group 14-16)IS

BN

81-237-2687-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi and Punjabi.

TH

E B

RO

KE

N W

ING

AN

D O

TH

ER

AS

IAN

TA

LES

Belinder D

hanoa40 pp

Rs 12.00

A co

mp

ilatio

n o

f folkta

les fro

m so

me

Asia

n co

un

tries.

Attractively illustrated by P

auline Dhanoa.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1522-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E C

AT F

AM

ILYM

anohar Das C

haturvedi64 pp

Rs 10.00

The title describes various anim

als of cat family i.e. the

leopard, lion, tiger, panther and so on.(A

ge-group 10-12)A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E C

OLO

UR

FU

L WO

RLD

OF

FLA

GS

K V

Singh

92 ppR

s 30.00T

his book is about flags, emblem

s and totems w

hich are thesym

bols of self-pride. The history and evolution of flags are

described along with their various uses and relevance. T

hebook has illustrations of m

any rare flags besides the detailedcode of conduct for our N

ational Flag. Illustrations are by

Minu S

arin.(A

ge-group 9-14)IS

BN

81-237-3409-9A

lso published in Hindi.

TH

E C

OS

MIC

GIF

TM

ohan Sundara R

ajan56 pp

Rs 10.00

The adventure of three children w

ho areinjected w

ith certain amino acids and

become super intelligent. Illustrated by

Neeta G

angopadhyay.(A

ge-group 14-16)A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi

and Urdu.

34

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

TH

E C

RY

STA

L CA

VE

Arup K

umar D

utta32 pp

Rs 13.00

This is the story of C

hangun and her brother Thenyak of the

beautiful state of Arunachal P

radesh and their efforts to bringsalt to their village. P

ulak Bisw

as' illustrations bring theiradventures to life.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1979-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bhutia, G

aro, Hindi, K

onkani andM

alayalam.

TH

E D

AY T

HE

RIV

ER

SP

OK

EK

amla N

air32 pp

Rs 10.00

The story of a little girl in a fisherm

en’s village in Kerala w

how

ants to go to school. Illustrated by Shankar S

en.(A

ge-group 8-10)A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E E

LEP

HA

NT

AN

D T

HE

DO

GB

adri Narayan

16 ppR

s 7.00T

he story of an elephant and a dog and the strong bond offriendship betw

een them.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-1113-1

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

TH

E F

IVE

SIS

TE

RS

Vernon Thom

as50 pp

Rs 30.00

A R

ussian fairy tale retold by the authorw

ith all elements of m

agic and fancy init. Illustrations are by A

rya Prahraj.

(Age-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-3989-3

TH

E F

LOW

ER

AN

D T

HE

BE

EA

shok Davar

24 ppR

s 13.00Illustrated by the author him

self, here is a story with a

message of love. A

ttractive drawings.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-2582-5

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

35

TH

E JO

RA

SA

NK

O H

OU

SE

Lila Majum

dar64 pp

Rs 9.00

The story of R

abindranath Tagore’s boyhood, charmingly

told. Illustrated with photographs.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2601-5

Also published in B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada, M

arathi,O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E JO

Y O

F C

LAS

SIC

AL D

AN

CE

S O

F IN

DIA

Leela Sam

son40 pp

Rs 20.00 (P

B)

Rs 50.00 (H

B)

The book provides a historical perspective on the w

ay danceform

s have evolved in India since ancient times discussing

each style separately. Illustrations are by Jagdish Joshi.(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-3976-1 (PB

)IS

BN

81-237-3977-X (H

B)

TH

E K

ING

WH

O P

LAYE

D M

AR

BLE

SH

C M

adan32 pp

Rs 10.00

The story of a little prince w

hose only passion is playingm

arbles. After his father’s death he is m

ade the king. The

book is a hilarious account of how the little king saves his

kingdom from

the neighbouring king and finally persuadesthe enem

ies to play marbles w

ith him!

(Age-group 8-12)

ISB

N 81-237-1942-6

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi and Malayalam

.

TH

E LIT

TLE

ST

WA

VE

Sum

ana Chandavarkar

32 ppR

s 10.00A

n illu

strate

d sto

ry ab

ou

t a yo

un

g g

irl an

d h

er sp

ecia

lfriendship w

ith a little wave.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-2010-6

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Hindi, M

alayalam,

Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Telugu.

TH

E M

AG

ICIA

NV

ishakha32 pp

Rs 8.00

What’s a m

agician like, what does he

wear and m

ost of all what com

es out ofthe bag that seem

s empty-—

the blackand w

hite sketches and the text that isin verse explores all these questions.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2004-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla,

Gujarati, H

indi, Malayalam

, Marathi,

Punjabi and Telugu.

36

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

TH

E M

ON

EY

LEN

DE

RJai P

rakash Rai

16 ppR

s. 4.00A

poor farmer is in need of m

oney for his daughter’s marriage.

He goes to the village m

oneylender. The m

oneylender giveshim

money but the poor m

an has to keep his son at them

oneylender’s house. The m

oneylender feels he has got aslave. B

ut his cleverness gets a blow. H

ow? T

hat’s what Jai

Pra

kash

Ra

i tells u

s an

d Ja

gd

ish Jo

shi th

rou

gh

his

illustrations shows us, in this story based on a B

undelkhanifolktale.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1720-2A

lso published in Hindi, K

annada and Punjabi.

TH

E P

OO

L IN T

HE

JUN

GLE

Um

a Anand

32 ppR

s 10.50Tw

o interconnected tales with the little creatures, the frog,

the hoopoe, the hare, recollecting the days before Man

denuded the forests when the big ones, the tiger and the

elephant, roamed the jungles. C

olourfully illustrated byA

mena Jayal.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1497-1

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E P

RIN

CE

OF

AY

OD

HYA

Hansa M

ehta64 pp

Rs 10.00

The story of R

ama, the hero of the great epic R

amayan, as

told by the sage Valm

iki. Illustrated by Sukum

ar Chatterjee.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2621-X

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E P

RIN

CE

AN

D T

HE

CO

RA

L SE

AD

aisaku Ikeda56 pp

Rs. 30.00

An attractive book that unfolds the

story o

f ho

w w

ate

r po

llutio

n is

adversely affecting the creaturesw

ho live under water and how

we

can help them.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-3658-4

Also published in H

indi and Oriya.

TH

E R

AIN

BO

WU

sha Joshi24 pp

Rs 9.00

An enchanting tale about the origin of rainbow

. Beautifully

illustrated in four colours.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2048-3

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

37

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E S

NA

KE

S A

RO

UN

D U

SZ

ai and Rom

Whitaker

64 ppR

s 8.00T

he comm

on species of venomous and non-venom

ousIndian snakes, their food habits, the m

yths associated with

them, how

snakes are useful to man, w

hat one should do ifbitten by one and snakes as pets—

all these are covered inthis interesting, inform

ative, and readable book. Over 40

photographs and illustrations of the main species, their eggs,

and young ones.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1108-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi, Malayalam

,M

arathi, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E S

TO

RY

OF

A M

AN

GO

Debasish D

eb16 pp

Rs 7.00

A story w

ithout words, in w

hich two children w

ant a mango

from a tree, one of them

hits at it with a catapult. H

owever,

there is many an adventure before the m

ango actually comes

to their hands. Vivid, bold illustrations sketch the story.

(Age-group pre-school)

ISB

N 81-237-0227-2

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu andU

rdu.

TH

E S

TO

RY

OF

BLO

OD

Rekha and Yatish A

garwal

64 ppR

s 10.00A

book which explains in sim

ple comprehensible language

all about blood—w

hat it is made up of, its different groups,

transfusion and diseases. Colourfully illustrated.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1387-8

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E S

TOR

Y O

F O

UR

NE

WS

PAP

ER

SC

hanchal Sarkar

64 ppR

s 8.50W

ritten in a lively style, this interestingand inform

ative book traces the originsof new

spapers, their historic role in ourfreedom

struggle, the people behindnew

spapers and what m

akes a goodnew

spaper.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-2049-1

38

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E S

TOR

Y O

F O

UR

RA

ILWAY

SJagjit S

ingh64 pp

Rs 8.50

Gives the background of the w

orking of the Indian railways

an

d h

ow

they co

mp

are

with

oth

er ra

ilways. P

rofu

sely

illustrated with photographs, and cartoons by A

hmed enliven

and elucidate various points.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-2001-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, H

indi, Marathi, P

unjabiand U

rdu.

TH

E S

TO

RY

OF

OU

R R

IVE

RS

(PA

RT

I)Lila M

ajumdar

64 ppR

s 8.00A

fascinating account of the rivers of North India. Illustrated

by Tapas Dutta.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1089-5

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

TH

E S

TOR

Y O

F O

UR

RIV

ER

S (P

AR

T II)

AL Valliappa

64 ppR

s 7.00R

elates the story of the rivers of South India. T

he authortalks not only about the geography of these rivers, but alsoa

bo

ut th

eir p

lace

in th

e d

ay-to-d

ay life o

f the

pe

op

le.Illustrated by P

ranab Chakravarti.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-0016-4

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Hindi, M

alayalam,

Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

TH

E S

TOR

Y O

F R

ICE

Ram

esh Dutt S

harma

64 ppR

s 8.50You can learn all about rice from

thisbook—

where it is grow

n, the folklorea

nd

ritua

ls asso

ciate

d w

ith it, th

edifferent varieties, the pests that attackit and the m

any uses of the rice plant.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1386-XA

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, H

ind

i,K

annada, Malayalam

and Tamil.

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

39

TH

E S

TOR

Y O

F T

HE

RE

D C

RO

SS

Krishna S

atyanand64 pp

Rs 8.50

A m

oving account of the story of Jean Henri D

unant, whose

insp

iratio

n a

nd

tirele

ss strug

gle

ma

de

the

Re

d C

ross

movem

ent unique in the history of mankind. Illustrated by

Siddhartha B

anerjee.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0875-0A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E S

TOW

AW

AYM

elanie Sequiera

24 ppR

s 8.00M

arco Puss is a loveable character. H

e’s a cat but takescare of his rat friend w

hen it suits him. O

ne fine day, Marco

wants to get on a ship but is booted off. H

e is not a chap totake such nonsense. A

nd thus unfolds a heroic episode inM

arco’s life which is brought alive in w

ords and pictures.Illustrated by H

arinder Singh.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1635-4

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

on

kan

i,M

alayalam, M

arathi and Punjabi.

TH

E S

ULTA

N’S

CH

OIC

E A

ND

OT

HE

R S

TOR

IES

Kala T

hairani44 pp

Rs 25.00

A co

llectio

n o

f som

e fa

scina

ting

storie

s from

diffe

ren

tcountries viz., P

hilippines, China, S

ri Lanka, Thailand, etc.

illustrated by various artists.(A

ge-group 10-14)IS

BN

81-237-3990-7

TH

E S

UM

ME

R T

RE

E C

ON

TE

ST

Radha M

Kham

badkone32 pp

Rs 11.00

Told in story form this inform

ative book talks about the treesthat flow

er in summ

er.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2584-1A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

TH

E S

UN

AN

D T

HE

MO

ON

Varsha Das

16 ppR

s 13.00A

colourful picture book about a brotherand a sister, sun and m

oon. How

theyw

ent up to the sky to live. Illustrationsare by Jagdish Joshi.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2984-7A

lso published in Bangla, G

ujarati,H

indi, Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi andTam

il.

40

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

TH

E S

UN

FA

IRIE

SS

wapna D

utta24 pp

Rs 8.00

A delightful story about w

hat happens when the sun fairies

tired

of p

layin

g th

eir u

sua

l ga

me

s of h

op

scotch

an

dhide-and-seek, turn to m

aking clouds and make m

ore andm

ore of them. T

he text is complem

ented by pretty colouredillustrations done by G

eeta Gadhera.

(Age-group 6-8)

ISB

N 81-237-0579-4

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E TO

DA

AN

D T

HE

TAH

RE

R C

Davidar

64 ppR

s 10.50S

et in the Nilgiris this book is a beautiful evocation of the life

of the Todas—a tribe of the region, and of M

oz—a N

ilgiritahr or ibex w

ho is rescued from a trap by K

arnoz—a Toda

boy. Perfectly com

plementing M

oz’s adventures in the villagea

nd

ou

tside

inclu

din

g th

ose

with

dh

ole

s, leo

pa

rds a

nd

hunters. Sensitive illustrations com

plement the text.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1496-3

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi, Kannada, M

alayalam,

Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

TH

E V

ER

DIC

T A

ND

OT

HE

R TA

LES

FR

OM

TH

E E

AS

TK

ala Thairani

44 ppR

s 25.00A

colle

ction

of so

me

fascin

atin

g sto

ries fro

m d

iffere

nt

cou

ntrie

s viz., Ind

ia, In

do

ne

sia, M

alaysia

, Jap

an

, etc.

illustrated by various artists.(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-3987-7

TH

E V

OYA

GE

OF

TR

ISH

NA

T P

S C

howdhury

79 ppR

s 10.50T

he book is an interesting and detailed account of the voyageo

f ten

me

mb

ers o

f the

First In

dia

nE

xpe

ditio

n w

hich

saile

d a

rou

nd

the

world

in a

yatch

, Trishna, co

vering

55,000 kms. in 470 days. T

he text isco

mp

lem

en

ted

with

ph

oto

gra

ph

s,sketches and m

aps.(A

ge-group 8-14)ISB

N 81-237-1694-X

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, H

ind

i,K

annada, Marathi, P

unjabi and Urdu.

TH

E W

HIT

E H

OR

SE

Am

arendra Chakravorty

56 ppR

s 10.00T

his is the story of friendship between a little boy and his

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

41

white horse. T

hey come across m

any adventures together.F

inally the boy, with the help of the horse w

ins the hand of aprincess. Illustrations are by P

artha Sengupta.

(Age-group 9-14)

ISB

N 81-237-2824-7

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi, Malayalam

, Punjabi and

Tamil.

TH

E W

ISE

AN

D T

HE

WILY

Kala T

hairani32 pp

Rs 10.50

Six anim

al stories from the E

ast in which w

isdom trium

phsover sheer m

ight. Four-colour illustrations are by P

ulakB

iswas.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-1944-2

Also

pu

blishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E W

ON

DE

RF

UL VA

CAT

ION

Anuradha B

hasin Jamw

al16 pp

Rs 16.00

The story of som

e children helping out the inmates of old

age home during their vacation. Illustrations are by H

akimG

ulam M

ohamm

ad.(A

ge-group 8-12)IS

BN

81-237-3930-3

TH

E W

ON

DE

RF

UL W

OR

LD O

F B

OO

KS

Sam

uel Israel64 pp

Rs 12.00

A com

prehensive book which traces the history of how

bookscam

e into existence, the modern technologies em

ployed intheir printing and how

they can enrich our lives.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-2470-5A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, M

arathi,O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E W

ON

DE

RF

UL W

OR

LD O

F IN

SE

CT

SH

arinder Dhanoa M

otihar40 pp

Rs 11.00

Beautifully illustrated book on different

kinds of insects, their physical features,habits and habitats.(A

ge-group 8-12)ISB

N 81-237-1721-0

Also

pu

blishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Hin

di,

Ka

nn

ad

a,

Ko

nka

ni,

Ma

laya

lam

,M

arathi, Oriya, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TH

E W

ON

DE

RLA

ND

OF

AIR

R K

Murthi

56 ppR

s 15.00S

halu and his brother travel to the amazing land of air. In

their journey they unravel the mysteries and facts about one

42

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OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

of the most im

portant components of life ‘T

he Air’. Illustrations

by Neeta G

angopadhyay.(A

ge-group 9-14)IS

BN

81-237-2822-0

TH

E W

OR

LD O

F S

HA

DO

WS

R K

Murthi

44 ppR

s 15.00R

anga and Shalu, tw

o children try to unravel the facts aboutshadow

s by conducting various experiments. T

he many

difficult theories related to shadows, like m

easuring theearth’s circum

ference, reading the time w

ith the help ofsh

ad

ow

s, find

ing

dire

ction

s, etc. a

re co

mp

reh

en

sively

de

scribe

d in

this b

oo

k. Th

e te

xt is com

ple

me

nte

d b

yillustrations.(A

ge-group 9-14)IS

BN

81-237-2823-9A

lso published in Malayalam

.

TH

E W

OR

LD O

F T

RE

ES

Ruskin B

ond64 pp

Rs 11.00

This book describes som

e comm

on Indian trees, the birdsthat nest in them

and the legends associated with them

.C

harmingly illustrated by S

iddhartha Banerjee.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1325-8

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Telugu and U

rdu.

TH

E W

OR

LD O

F T

UR

TLE

S A

ND

CR

OC

OD

ILES

Zai &

Rom

Whitaker and Indraneil D

as 64 ppR

s 8.00A

n informative, authoritative book about the locale, habits,

breeding, etc., of different species of turtles and crocodilesfound in India. N

arrated in a humourous w

ay, this includesinform

ation like the differences between turtles, tortoises and

terrapins and crocodiles actually taking care of their young.T

his well-designed book is enhanced by pencil sketches

and photographs.(A

ge group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0136-8A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, O

riya,Tam

il and Urdu.

TH

IS E

AR

TH

OF

OU

RS

Laeeq Futehally

64 ppR

s 10.00A

book that talks about the differentform

s of water, about trees, the soil and

how closely these are related to each

other and the integral part they play insustaining life on earth. T

he two-colour

illustrations bring the text alive.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-0172-1

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

43

Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

, Ma

layala

m, M

ara

thi, O

riya,

Punjabi, Tam

il and Urdu.

TH

IS IS

MY

STO

RY

Viky A

rya24 pp

Rs 10.00

Told in the first person, this appealing, colourful book portraysthe activities and life of a frog.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-2013-0A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi and Urdu.

TH

IS IS

RA

JAS

TH

AN

S S

en Roy

16 ppR

s 7.00A

beautifully illustrated book which contains glim

pses of thispicturesque state w

ith its forts and palaces, its war-like

people and their way of life. A

simple text enhances its

appeal.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-2580-9A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

TILLI T

HE

BU

TT

ER

FLY

Ram

esh Bakshi

32 ppR

s 11.00A

n attractive story describing the close bond between T

illi

the

bu

tterfly a

nd

Tita

l, a yo

un

g g

irl an

d th

e b

utte

rfly’sadventures. Illustrated by S

uddhasattwa B

asu.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-2585-XA

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

TO

M A

ND

TH

E N

AU

GH

TY

CR

OW

Tanuka Bhaum

ik Endow

16 ppR

s 13.00A

lazy dog dreams of flying to teach the naughty crow

alesson. A

gripping story beautifully illustrated.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-3138-8A

lso published in Hindi, M

alayalam and Tam

il.

TY

LTY

L'S A

DV

EN

TU

RE

Sw

apna Dutta

16 ppR

s 7.00O

ne day a mother turtle lays som

eeggs on the seashore. T

he eggshatch and m

any baby turtles crawl

ou

t. Am

on

g th

em

is Tyltyl, the

irbrave little leader. A

ll of them w

antto

rea

ch th

eir h

om

e a

t sea

. Bu

tm

any dangers lurk on the way. T

hisbook through som

e wonderful illustrations narrates their

efforts to reach the sea.

44

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-2213-3

Also published in A

samiya, H

indi and Malayalam

.

WA

ITIN

G F

OR

TH

E R

AIN

Kam

akshi Balasubram

anian24 pp

Rs 7.50

This is the story of Velu, a farm

er, who is anxiously w

aitingfor the rains since his land is parched and he is unable toplant his crops. O

n the point of despair Velu meets an old

wom

an who asks him

whether a person w

ho has beenw

orking very hard deserves rest… T

he text is complem

entedby illustrations beautifully done in four colours.(A

ge-group 8-10)IS

BN

81-237-1100-XA

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, G

uja

rati, H

ind

i, Ka

nn

ad

a,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi and Tam

il.

WAT

CH

ING

BIR

DS

Jamal A

ra64 pp

Rs 10.00

In th

is bo

ok, th

e a

uth

or ta

lks no

t on

ly ab

ou

t the

ma

incharacteristics of som

e comm

on Indian birds but also thefu

nd

am

en

tal p

rincip

les o

f bird

wa

tchin

g. A

ttractive

lyillustrated by J P

Irani.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1083-6

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il and Telugu.

WAT

ER

Ram

a64 pp

Rs 9.00

All aspects of w

ater are covered in this instructive book—its

importance, uses, w

here it is found, its different forms,

pollution, the sources and supply of water. A

ttractive two-

colour illustrations by Suddhasattw

a Basu enliven the text.

(Age-group 12-14)

ISB

N 81-237-1032-0

Also

pu

blish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Gu

jara

ti, Hin

di,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

WE

IND

IAN

SM

ehroo J Wadia

24 ppR

s 7.50T

his sm

all a

ttractive

wo

rk-bo

ok

emphasizes national integration. It

describes the dress, language andinterests of people belonging to thevarious states of India. Illustrated bythe author.(A

ge-group 6-8)ISB

N 81-237-1097-6

BO

OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

45

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla, Gujarati, H

indi, Kannada,

Malayalam

, Marathi, O

riya, Punjabi, Tam

il, Telugu and Urdu.

WH

AT IS

A T

RE

E?

Marti

24 ppR

s 10.00W

hat do trees mean to birds, anim

als, children and peoplepursuing various w

ays of life, to all of mankind and to the

planet earth? With the help of attractive illustrations done

by Pranab C

hakravarti this book depicts the inextricable linkbetw

een trees and animal, and hum

an life.(A

ge-group 6-8)IS

BN

81-237-0566-2A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, B

hutia, Bodo, G

ujarati,H

indi, Kannada, K

hasi, Lepcha, Limboo, M

alayalam, M

arathi,M

ising, New

ari, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

WH

AT

IS R

IGH

T? W

HA

T IS

WR

ON

G?

Sigrun S

rivastava16 pp

Rs 7.00

A discontented young girl picks up a strange pair of glasses

and suddenly the world is topsy-turvy. A

n amusing and

instructive book for the very young to make them

pick outthe oddities in particular scenes.(A

ge-group pre-school)IS

BN

81-237-1074-7A

lso published in Asam

iya, Bangla, G

ujarati, Hindi, K

annada,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Telugu and Urdu.

WH

ER

E D

OE

S T

HE

WIN

D LIV

E?

Santhini G

ovindan24 pp

Rs 15.00

A fascinating story of a prince w

ho falls in love with a kite

belonging to the son of a cobbler. Illustrations in Madhubani

style have been done by Nand Lal K

aran.(A

ge-group 10-12)IS

BN

81-237-3959-1

WH

O IS

A B

IGG

ER

FO

OL

Shrikrishna K

umar Trivedi

16 ppR

s. 11.00A

collection of humourous folktales from

Africa, the book

shall enthrall children and adults alike. Eloquent illustrations

tell a story by themselves.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-3931-1

WH

O IS

TH

E G

RE

ATE

ST

?R

ekha Jain39 pp

Rs 10.00

An

inte

restin

g ch

ildre

n’s d

ram

a fu

ll of

son

gs, m

usic a

nd

fun

ny situ

atio

ns.

Illustrations are by Suddhasattw

a Basu.

(Age-group 8-10)

ISB

N 81-237-3712-2

Also published in H

indi, Tamil and Telugu.

46

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OK

S F

OR

CH

ILD

RE

N

WH

O’S

SM

AR

TE

RG

ita lyengar36 pp

Rs 10.50

With hum

ourous illustrations, this is an unusual folktale abouta young B

rahmin and a lion. T

he Brahm

in thinks himself to

be quite clever. Finally it is to be seen w

ho’s cleverer of thetw

o. Illustrations by Atanu R

oy.(A

ge-group 10-12)IS

BN

81-237-0636-7A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, H

ind

i, Ko

nka

ni,

Malayalam

, Marathi, P

unjabi, Tamil and U

rdu.

WH

O’S

WH

O AT

TH

E Z

OO

Ruskin B

ond64 pp

Rs 10.00

An introduction to som

e of the birds and animals com

monly

found in a zoo. Attractive script com

bined with unusual

photographs by Raghu R

ai provide a mem

orable glimpse

into the animal w

orld.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-0167-5A

lso p

ub

lishe

d in

Asa

miya

, Ba

ng

la, G

uja

rati, H

ind

i,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil, Telugu and U

rdu.

WILD

WO

OD

NO

TE

SJit R

oy64 pp

Rs 9.50

Interesting facts and comm

ents about plants, animals and

birds by a wildlife enthusiast. Illustrated in tw

o colours.(A

ge-group 12-14)IS

BN

81-237-1001-1A

lso p

ublish

ed

in A

sam

iya, B

an

gla

, Hin

di, K

an

na

da

,M

alayalam, M

arathi, Oriya, P

unjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

WO

ND

ER

WO

RLD

UN

DE

R W

ATE

RB

F C

haapgar71 pp

Rs 10.00

An illustrated book giving an account

of the wonderful life under w

ater.(A

ge-group 12-14)ISB

N 81-237-1477-7

Also published in A

samiya, B

angla,G

ujarati, Kannada, M

alayalam, Tam

il,Telugu and U

rdu.

Lasertypset by Capital C

reations, New

Delhi and printed at S

hagun Offset, N

ew D

elhi