Author: Appu Series
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005160
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
What does one do with unwanted visitors? That’s a difficult question to answer! But when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s precisely what Lalitha does! Read on for some complete entertainment!
The Unwanted Visitors - An Indian Folk Tale
Author: Appu Series
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005160
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
What does one do with unwanted visitors? That’s a difficult question to answer! But when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s precisely what Lalitha does! Read on for some complete entertainment!
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005160
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
What does one do with unwanted visitors? That’s a difficult question to answer! But when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s precisely what Lalitha does! Read on for some complete entertainment!
The Clever Moneylender - An Indian Folk Tale
Author: Appu Series
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005071
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
A moneylender, a man who refuses to repay the money and a banyan tree as a witness! How do the three come together? Well read on to see that underhand means never work in the long run!
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005071
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
A moneylender, a man who refuses to repay the money and a banyan tree as a witness! How do the three come together? Well read on to see that underhand means never work in the long run!
A Price to Pay - An Indian Folk Tale
Author: Appu Series
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005098
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
It always pays to remember that everything comes for a price! The poor king in this story however, did not realize this and learnt it the hard way! But now after you read this story, you won’t have to learn it the hard way, will you?
Publisher: Media Fusion India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 8183005098
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
It always pays to remember that everything comes for a price! The poor king in this story however, did not realize this and learnt it the hard way! But now after you read this story, you won’t have to learn it the hard way, will you?
Indian Folktales and Legends
Author: Pratibha Nath
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351180980
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Stories of wonder and wit, from far and near Everyone will find a favourite story in this collection of folktales and legends. There is the story of Jumman the labourer, who thinks the Qazi of Jaunpur is actually his donkey! And the strange adventure of Dhania who, stealing out for a midnight snack, gets stuck in honey. Or the account of how a lowly weasel put the mighty Yudhishtir in place. And what happens when Bhim tries to match his strength against that of Hanuman! Culled from all parts of the country, and spanning heaven, earth and the netherworld, these stories let us into a world of enchantment, wisdom and loads of fun.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351180980
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Stories of wonder and wit, from far and near Everyone will find a favourite story in this collection of folktales and legends. There is the story of Jumman the labourer, who thinks the Qazi of Jaunpur is actually his donkey! And the strange adventure of Dhania who, stealing out for a midnight snack, gets stuck in honey. Or the account of how a lowly weasel put the mighty Yudhishtir in place. And what happens when Bhim tries to match his strength against that of Hanuman! Culled from all parts of the country, and spanning heaven, earth and the netherworld, these stories let us into a world of enchantment, wisdom and loads of fun.
South Indian Folk Tales
Author: Rupa Gupta
Publisher: Hemkunt Press
ISBN: 9788170102175
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher: Hemkunt Press
ISBN: 9788170102175
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
People of India
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
One Hundred & One Folktales From India
Author: Eunice de Souza
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184753276
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In every corner of India, there is a wealth of folktales-funny, fabulous and fantastical. In this collection, Eunice de Souza brings together one hundred and one wonderful stories, both familiar and unknown. Their subjects are diverse - how the world was made, how kings should rule, the tales of wise and foolish men and women, and animal fables. Some stories are about well-known heroes – Akbar and Birbal, Vikram and Betal, Tenali Raman – while some introduce new ones, like Gulalla Shah, the brave man from the hills, and Parmanand, the reluctant guru from Andhra Pradesh. There are also sundry appearances by the devil, beautiful temptresses and supernatural creatures. This is a true collector’s item, encompassing the entire range and diversity of the oral tradition in different parts of the country, and with bold an vivid illustrations by Sujata Singh.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184753276
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In every corner of India, there is a wealth of folktales-funny, fabulous and fantastical. In this collection, Eunice de Souza brings together one hundred and one wonderful stories, both familiar and unknown. Their subjects are diverse - how the world was made, how kings should rule, the tales of wise and foolish men and women, and animal fables. Some stories are about well-known heroes – Akbar and Birbal, Vikram and Betal, Tenali Raman – while some introduce new ones, like Gulalla Shah, the brave man from the hills, and Parmanand, the reluctant guru from Andhra Pradesh. There are also sundry appearances by the devil, beautiful temptresses and supernatural creatures. This is a true collector’s item, encompassing the entire range and diversity of the oral tradition in different parts of the country, and with bold an vivid illustrations by Sujata Singh.
Gajapati Kulapati
Author: Ashok Rajagopalan
Publisher: Tulika Books
ISBN: 9788181468352
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A story about the big, gentle temple elephant, Gajapati Kulapati catching a cold.
Publisher: Tulika Books
ISBN: 9788181468352
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A story about the big, gentle temple elephant, Gajapati Kulapati catching a cold.
If I Ran the Zoo
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394800818
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394800818
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.
Written for Children
Author: John Rowe Townsend
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461731046
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While examining many well-known American classics, Townsend also looks at British works that American audiences may have overlooked. With illustrations and bibliography.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461731046
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This revised and updated edition provides children's and young adult librarians, teachers, literature classes, and library school classes with an authoritative history and analysis of the best British and American children's literature through 1994, with a new 2003 postscript including such recent phenomenons as J.K.Rowling and Philip Pullman. Written for Children traces the development of children's literature from its origins through the beginnings of the multimedia revolution. In effortless and entertaining style, Townsend, a world-renowned authority in the field, examines the changing attitudes toward children and their literature and analyzes the various strands that make up this important field. While examining many well-known American classics, Townsend also looks at British works that American audiences may have overlooked. With illustrations and bibliography.