9 Years

It lets you feel and find, climb and plunge, sail and savour and soar… all from your favourite spot.

Sudha Murty’s grandparents told her some of these stories when she was a child; others she heard from her friends from around the world. These delightful and timeless folk tales have been her favourites for years, and she has recounted them many times over to the young people in her life. W...

Sudha Murty’s grandparents told her some of these stories when she was a child; others she heard from her friends from around the world. These delightful and timeless folk tales have been her favourites for years, and she has recounted them many times over to the young people in her life. W...

A set of 3 books How many names does Arjuna have?\n \\nWhy was Yama cursed?\n \\nWhat lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhisthira? \n \\n\n \\nThe Kurukshetra war, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas and which forced even the gods to take sides, may be well known, but there are innum...

What do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve?These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recount...

City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents’ village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found frien...

Amma, Take me to Shirdi

BEEJI'S STORY: EARTH'S SURFACE: Super-seed Beeji is off on a super-ride! Zooming over icy lands and hot deserts, swooshing down a river… she’s a tough little seed who loves adventure but is happy to be back on soft soil. A Beeji-eye view of different landforms DHOOLI'S STORY: AIR: Dh...

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Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl’!Mahasweta Devi is one of India’s foremost writers. In...

The festival of Janamashtmi –Celebrates the birth of Krishna,An avatar of Lord Vishnu,Born to rid the world of evil Kansa.The story of his magical escape from prison,Across the flooded river Yamuna.Helped by a snake called Shesh Naag,His arrival at the home of Nand and Yashoda!

We celebrate Ganesha's birthday With so much fun and lots of fanfare His idols are offered to the rolling seas With ardent prayer and tender care. Lord Ganesha, loved by one and all Is the divine son of Shiva and Parvati And this is the story of how he and His jumbo elephant head came to be!'