Region: India

Materials from India

The Cooking of India

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This book introduces the different culinary regions of India and presents many kinds of recipes for traditional Indian dishes.

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Same, Same but Different

By Book Importer | Published: October 27, 2011

Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries–America and India–they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.

Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can’t swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too—for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the [...]

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Tales from India: Stories of Creation and the Cosmos

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Come on a journey with renowned storyteller Jamila Gavin as she writes of great floods, legendary romances, and epic battles between good and evil. This new collection of Hindu tales, including the birth of the gods, tales of creation, and the arrival of humans, is illuminated by Amanda Hall’s exquisite artwork, which reflects the influence [...]

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth, Picture Book » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Island’s End

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

From the acclaimed author of Climbing the Stairs comes a fascinating story set on a remote island untouched by time. Uido is ecstatic about becoming her tribe’s spiritual leader, but her new position brings her older brother’s jealousy and her best friend’s mistrust. And looming above these troubles are the recent visits of strangers from [...]

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Rangoli

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Every morning Ajji’s village is decorated with rangolis – special patterns made usually from rice flour and sugar or materials such as cereals, pulses, grains, sand or beads. Dots, lines, flower designs, on the ground on the wall, everywhere. Food for ants, beautiful to look at and fun for birds, dogs and children. This delightful [...]

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , , » 1 Comment

Hot, Hot Roti For Dada-Ji

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

Aneel s grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his grandmother s incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the world s best stories. When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the power of a tiger. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir! He could shake mangoes off trees [...]

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Karma

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

After her Hindu mother’s suicide, 15-year-old Maya and her Sikh father travel from Canada to India for a traditional burial. The year is 1984, and on the night of their arrival in New Delhi, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her Sikh guards. When the city erupts in chaos, both Maya and her father [...]

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Small Acts Of Amazing Courage

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in [...]

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Maldives

By Book Importer | Published: May 2, 2011

The highly regarded Cultures of the World series celebrates the diversity of other cultures in this fully updated and expanded edition.

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