Age: India

Materials from India

The Butter Thief

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

While enduring his punishment for playing with the butter, little Krishna performs a miraculous feat.

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Birbal To The Rescue (Vol. 618)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is one of the many tales of 14th-century Great Mughal Emperor Akbar and his witty courtier Birbal, which have been passed on from generation to generation, enthralling young and old listeners alike.

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Rabindranath Tagore (Vol. 548)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This comic book shows the early life and achievements of Rabindranath Tagore (1861 to 1941), a Bengali poet, novelist, songwriter, playwright and educator who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, including his influence on Mahatma Gandhi.

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Hanuman To The Rescue (Vol. 513)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The timeless story of the monkey-god Hanuman, a valiant superhero who has the mystic ability to shrink, expand, and leap great distances, who is compelled to rescue Sita, the kidnapped wife of Rama, from the clutches of Ravana.

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Evergreen Tales Of Panchatantra

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This collection of humorous fables originated almost 2000 years ago in a Sanskrit collection of animal stories called the Panchatantra. These stories have found their way in one form or another into the folklore of every major culture and tradition.

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Priya’s Day

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is a bilingual book which tells the story of a little girl Priya and her busy day. It not only tells a story in two languages, it engages readers and listeners in a very special way to create their own very special books.

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The Elephant-Headed God And Other Hindu Tales

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A collection of Hindu myths featuring gods and goddesses, kings and queens, heroes and beggars, angelic beings and demons.

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Babar’s World Tour

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Babar and his family take a trip around the world.

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