Uprooted from his home in India by a tragedy, Ganesh begins a new life in the Midwest where his experiences with Hinduism, Yoga, and mantras are considered alien.
India
Materials from India
Babar’s World Tour
Babar and his family take a trip around the world.
Adventures Of Shambu (Vol. 254)
Shikari Shambu is a bumbling animal hunter who relies on sheer luck and coincidence to catch dangerous creatures, yet manages to convince the rest of the world of his great skill and valor.
In The Village Of The Elephants
A young boy in India helps his father care for Mudumalai, an elephant who works to help clear forests, and protect croplands from wild elephants.
The Blood Stone
In the early seventeenth century, young Venetian Filippo Veroneo travels from Venice to Afghanistan to rescue his imprisoned father, stopping in India to raise the ransom by selling his father’s beautiful diamond to the ruler Shah Jehan.
Doctor on an Elephant
Riding elephants, crossing flooded rivers, outrunning rogues, and avoiding tigers are not the things that most doctors face in an average workday, but then they don’t work in the province of Bengal. Dr. John Symington did. As the doctor for several tea plantations in a region along India’s northeastern border in the early part of this century, and adventure was simply part of his day.
Naming Maya
When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather’s house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents’ divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.
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The Rug Makers
Visit a rug factory in India to see how children weave beautiful rugs.
Shiva’s Fire
In India, Parvati, a talented dancer with supernatural powers, is invited to Madras to study with a great master and sacrifices friends and family for her art. By the Newbery Honor winning author of Shabanu.
The Children of India
Introduces the variety and richness of culture in India by describing the daily lives of children from different regions and social levels.