Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184756097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count. This omnibus edition contains his best, funniest, most exciting escapades. In these pages, there's Toto, the monkey that travelled in a bag on a train; an encounter with a leopard; life as a young writer in faraway London; and the return home to roots that were always loved and never forgotten. An evergreen classic of children's writing in India, The Adventures of Rusty will be enjoyed like never before.
The Adventures of Rusty
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184756097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count. This omnibus edition contains his best, funniest, most exciting escapades. In these pages, there's Toto, the monkey that travelled in a bag on a train; an encounter with a leopard; life as a young writer in faraway London; and the return home to roots that were always loved and never forgotten. An evergreen classic of children's writing in India, The Adventures of Rusty will be enjoyed like never before.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184756097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count. This omnibus edition contains his best, funniest, most exciting escapades. In these pages, there's Toto, the monkey that travelled in a bag on a train; an encounter with a leopard; life as a young writer in faraway London; and the return home to roots that were always loved and never forgotten. An evergreen classic of children's writing in India, The Adventures of Rusty will be enjoyed like never before.
Adventures of Rusty & Ginger Fox
Author: Tim Ostermeyer
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
ISBN: 0984504001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
As two young foxes set out to explore the forest, they encounter all kinds of wild creatures: bears, bobcats, cougars, and wolves. Then they discover an island with treasure and two little girls who may be friends or foes. Includes wildlife photography and facts about foxes and each animal they meet.
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
ISBN: 0984504001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
As two young foxes set out to explore the forest, they encounter all kinds of wild creatures: bears, bobcats, cougars, and wolves. Then they discover an island with treasure and two little girls who may be friends or foes. Includes wildlife photography and facts about foxes and each animal they meet.
Rusty the Boy from the Hills
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184754493
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Rusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him. The house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather’s pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he spends his time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave Dehra, his future uncertain ... This volume of Rusty stories, the first in a series, traces Rusty’s development from early childhood to his early teens and is a riveting read for younger and older children alike.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184754493
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Rusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him. The house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather’s pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he spends his time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave Dehra, his future uncertain ... This volume of Rusty stories, the first in a series, traces Rusty’s development from early childhood to his early teens and is a riveting read for younger and older children alike.
No Adventure Too Ridiculous
Author: Rusty Hix
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480841897
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Rusty Hix first developed a love of travel and adventure when he accompanied his family across the United States as a young boy. As he matured into a young man, Rusty began traveling internationally to feed his curiosity for understanding the worlds greatest mysteries. From hiking in national parks to caving in foreign countries, Hixs fascinating stories detail unforgettable adventures in Cancun, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, China, Easter Island, Finland, and many other locations. In sometimes irreverent prose, Hix chronicles his not-so-typical travel tales of helicoptering over the geothermal areas of New Zealand; zip-lining, kayaking, and whitewater rafting in Costa Rica; and visiting pagodas, Buddhist temples, and the Great Wall in China. He also describes many of the wild experiences that include a panda sitting on his lap, vertical caving, sky diving, climbing the worlds highest structure, and a serious car accident that nearly cost him his life. Hix also details the food, customs and behavior of people within a variety of cultures along with vivid descriptions of the scenery where it all takes place. No Adventure Too Ridiculous is a colorful celebration of one mans escapades as he explores far-flung places on a legendary and sometimes farcical journey around the world.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480841897
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Rusty Hix first developed a love of travel and adventure when he accompanied his family across the United States as a young boy. As he matured into a young man, Rusty began traveling internationally to feed his curiosity for understanding the worlds greatest mysteries. From hiking in national parks to caving in foreign countries, Hixs fascinating stories detail unforgettable adventures in Cancun, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, China, Easter Island, Finland, and many other locations. In sometimes irreverent prose, Hix chronicles his not-so-typical travel tales of helicoptering over the geothermal areas of New Zealand; zip-lining, kayaking, and whitewater rafting in Costa Rica; and visiting pagodas, Buddhist temples, and the Great Wall in China. He also describes many of the wild experiences that include a panda sitting on his lap, vertical caving, sky diving, climbing the worlds highest structure, and a serious car accident that nearly cost him his life. Hix also details the food, customs and behavior of people within a variety of cultures along with vivid descriptions of the scenery where it all takes place. No Adventure Too Ridiculous is a colorful celebration of one mans escapades as he explores far-flung places on a legendary and sometimes farcical journey around the world.
Rusty and the Magic Mountain
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9352140338
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The squirrel family must move to a new house, but Nonu's not happy Little Nonu Squirrel, playful and daring, has just moved into his new house with Papa Squirrel and Mummy Squirrel. As he starts exploring his new neighbourhood, he realizes there are many exciting adventures in store. He learns to skate with his newly-found friend Nicole, enjoys being fed tasty nut cakes by her Grandma, eats juicy mangoes with the Mango Gang and indulges in some crazy shenanigans with Cousin Danny. But life’s not all mangoes and skateboards. Voracious Goonda cat is on the hunt—will Nonu become his next meal?
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9352140338
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The squirrel family must move to a new house, but Nonu's not happy Little Nonu Squirrel, playful and daring, has just moved into his new house with Papa Squirrel and Mummy Squirrel. As he starts exploring his new neighbourhood, he realizes there are many exciting adventures in store. He learns to skate with his newly-found friend Nicole, enjoys being fed tasty nut cakes by her Grandma, eats juicy mangoes with the Mango Gang and indulges in some crazy shenanigans with Cousin Danny. But life’s not all mangoes and skateboards. Voracious Goonda cat is on the hunt—will Nonu become his next meal?
Rusty Goes To London
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184753284
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
In his early twenties now, Rusty finally leaves Dehra and books a passage to England, dreaming of writing and selling his novel abroad. First in Jersey, and then in in London, he works as a clerk by day and writes in the evenings. Eventually, the novel is finished and Rusty even finds a publisher. But this, he discovers, does not mean that his book will see the light of day soon. But London has many adventures in store for Rusty. Strolling down Baker Street, he runs into Sherlock Holmes, is accosted by Rudyard Kipling and has an escapade in the Chinese quarter! After three years abroad, however, Rusty realizes that he wants to make India his permanent home. Returning to Dehra, he renews some acquaintances and makes a few new ones, and settles into his role as full-time author. Full of interesting stories and memorable characters, Rusty Goes to London will delight all of Ruskin Bond's fans.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184753284
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
In his early twenties now, Rusty finally leaves Dehra and books a passage to England, dreaming of writing and selling his novel abroad. First in Jersey, and then in in London, he works as a clerk by day and writes in the evenings. Eventually, the novel is finished and Rusty even finds a publisher. But this, he discovers, does not mean that his book will see the light of day soon. But London has many adventures in store for Rusty. Strolling down Baker Street, he runs into Sherlock Holmes, is accosted by Rudyard Kipling and has an escapade in the Chinese quarter! After three years abroad, however, Rusty realizes that he wants to make India his permanent home. Returning to Dehra, he renews some acquaintances and makes a few new ones, and settles into his role as full-time author. Full of interesting stories and memorable characters, Rusty Goes to London will delight all of Ruskin Bond's fans.
Adventures in Risky Play
Author: Rusty Keeler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942702545
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Adventures in Risky Play: What is Your Yes? goes to the heart of risk-taking and children. As educators working with young children, we all have boundaries and feelings around what risky play is allowed. Rusty Keeler invites us to examine the cage of boundaries that we have created for ourselves and our children. He challenges us to rattle our cage and discover where the lines are movable. In our role as educators and caretakers, when we allow children to play and confront risk on their own terms, we see them develop, hold their locus of control and make choices on how to navigate the bumpy terrain of a situation. What better teaching tool for life is there?"--Publisher's description.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942702545
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Adventures in Risky Play: What is Your Yes? goes to the heart of risk-taking and children. As educators working with young children, we all have boundaries and feelings around what risky play is allowed. Rusty Keeler invites us to examine the cage of boundaries that we have created for ourselves and our children. He challenges us to rattle our cage and discover where the lines are movable. In our role as educators and caretakers, when we allow children to play and confront risk on their own terms, we see them develop, hold their locus of control and make choices on how to navigate the bumpy terrain of a situation. What better teaching tool for life is there?"--Publisher's description.
Rusty and the Leopard
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143335689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Rusty S Adventures As A Wanderer In The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills The Third Book In Puffin S New Series Of Ruskin Bond S Ever-Popular Rusty Stories, Rusty And The Leopard Takes Up The Story From Where Rusty Runs Away, The Second Book In The Series, Ended And Marks Rusty S Rebellious, Eventful Progression Into Manhood. We Pick Up The Story With Rusty, Having Run Away From His Guardian S Home, Trying To Define An Identity For Himself As He Lives With The Kapoor Family, Tutoring Their Son Kishen And Occupying The Room On The Roof. Soon, He Strikes Up A Close Friendship With Kishen And, In The Company Of Meena Kapoor, Begins To Come Into His Own As An Individual. Then Tragedy Strikes The Death Of Meena Devastates Rusty, And He Has No Choice But To Leave Dehra Dun. Forced Into Vagrancy For Some Time, Rusty And Kishen Take To The Open Road, And Their Adventures Accumulate As They Tramp Through The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills. New Friends And Acquaintances Replace Old Ones In Rusty S Life Instead Of The Loyal And Supportive Ranbir And Somi There Is Now The Mute Goonga, The Roadside Vendor Devinder, The Rakish Sudheer And Of Course Kishen, Who Like Rusty Is Rootless And Headed For An Unknown Destination. His Time On The Road Allows Rusty To Decide What He Really Wants To Do In Life And By The End Of The Book He Is Preparing For A Trip To London, With Dreams Of Becoming A Writer. Rusty And The Leopard Includes Modified Versions Of The Two Most Famous Rusty Novels The Room On The Roof And Vagrants In The Valley. Full Of Incident As Well As Introspection, This Is A Book Older Children Will Thoroughly Enjoy. This Is Ruskin Bond S Twenty-Fifth Book With Penguin
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143335689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Rusty S Adventures As A Wanderer In The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills The Third Book In Puffin S New Series Of Ruskin Bond S Ever-Popular Rusty Stories, Rusty And The Leopard Takes Up The Story From Where Rusty Runs Away, The Second Book In The Series, Ended And Marks Rusty S Rebellious, Eventful Progression Into Manhood. We Pick Up The Story With Rusty, Having Run Away From His Guardian S Home, Trying To Define An Identity For Himself As He Lives With The Kapoor Family, Tutoring Their Son Kishen And Occupying The Room On The Roof. Soon, He Strikes Up A Close Friendship With Kishen And, In The Company Of Meena Kapoor, Begins To Come Into His Own As An Individual. Then Tragedy Strikes The Death Of Meena Devastates Rusty, And He Has No Choice But To Leave Dehra Dun. Forced Into Vagrancy For Some Time, Rusty And Kishen Take To The Open Road, And Their Adventures Accumulate As They Tramp Through The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills. New Friends And Acquaintances Replace Old Ones In Rusty S Life Instead Of The Loyal And Supportive Ranbir And Somi There Is Now The Mute Goonga, The Roadside Vendor Devinder, The Rakish Sudheer And Of Course Kishen, Who Like Rusty Is Rootless And Headed For An Unknown Destination. His Time On The Road Allows Rusty To Decide What He Really Wants To Do In Life And By The End Of The Book He Is Preparing For A Trip To London, With Dreams Of Becoming A Writer. Rusty And The Leopard Includes Modified Versions Of The Two Most Famous Rusty Novels The Room On The Roof And Vagrants In The Valley. Full Of Incident As Well As Introspection, This Is A Book Older Children Will Thoroughly Enjoy. This Is Ruskin Bond S Twenty-Fifth Book With Penguin
The Adventures of Rusty and Copper: Tag at Saddle Dam
Author: Katie Lynch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735283807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Adventures of Rusty and Copper: Tag at Saddle Dam is an exciting tale of two friends who, during a family trail ride, find themselves in unfamiliar territory. A simple game of tag takes them too far, and they find themselves alone in the woods. Rusty and Copper need to rely on each other to find their way back to their family, and through their trials, they learn an important life lesson: never let your friends out of your sight.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735283807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Adventures of Rusty and Copper: Tag at Saddle Dam is an exciting tale of two friends who, during a family trail ride, find themselves in unfamiliar territory. A simple game of tag takes them too far, and they find themselves alone in the woods. Rusty and Copper need to rely on each other to find their way back to their family, and through their trials, they learn an important life lesson: never let your friends out of your sight.
Rusty Runs Away
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184750617
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
In the five years of his life that this book traces, Rusty’s story is taken forward to his adolescent years. His world is turned topsy-turvy as many upheavals besiege him. After his father and grandmother pass away in quick succession, the twelve-year-old is left in the care of a guardian, Mr Harrison, in Dehra. But after a mysterious incident involving his stepfather and the gardener, he is sent away to boarding school. Restlessness compels him to run away from school, with an ambition to travel the world. But the plan fails, and he is soon back in Dehra, with his strict guardian. Rusty is now seventeen. He rebels and leaves home again, this time for good. Adventurous and thought-provoking, Rusty Runs Away is a book that children and young adults everywhere will enjoy.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184750617
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
In the five years of his life that this book traces, Rusty’s story is taken forward to his adolescent years. His world is turned topsy-turvy as many upheavals besiege him. After his father and grandmother pass away in quick succession, the twelve-year-old is left in the care of a guardian, Mr Harrison, in Dehra. But after a mysterious incident involving his stepfather and the gardener, he is sent away to boarding school. Restlessness compels him to run away from school, with an ambition to travel the world. But the plan fails, and he is soon back in Dehra, with his strict guardian. Rusty is now seventeen. He rebels and leaves home again, this time for good. Adventurous and thought-provoking, Rusty Runs Away is a book that children and young adults everywhere will enjoy.