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Tanu Shree Singh
Darkless
by: Tanu Shree SinghOn a night when the moon shone and the little specks of light danced on the ceiling, Ani lay awake. ‘It’s dark,’ he said.
Everything has turned dark in Ani’s life. Dobby, Nani, friends – he has them all by his side. But he pulls away from them.
Will Ani ever find his way out of the darkness?
ISBN: 9780143449959
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publish Date: 2019
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The Vedas & Upanishads for ChildrenThree thousand years ago, deep inside the forests of India, a great ‘thought revolution’ was brewing.
In those forest labs, the brightest thinker–philosophers contemplated the universe, reflected on ancient texts called the Vedas and came up with startling insights into questions we still don’t have final answers to, like:
* What is the universe made of?
* How do I know I’m looking at a tree when I see one?
* Who am I? My body, my mind, my intelligence, my emotions, or none of the above?
And where did they put those explosive findings?
In a sprawling body of goosebumpy and fascinating oral literature called the Upanishads! Intimidated? Don’t be! For this joyful, fun guide to some of India’s longest-lasting secular wisdom, reinterpreted for first-time explorers by Roopa Pai, is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.
Why haven’t you read it yet?
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Where the River Runs GoldShifa and her brother, Themba, live in Kairos City with their father, Nabil. The few live in luxury, whilst the millions like them crowd together in compounds, surviving on meager rations and governed by Freedom Fields – the organisation that looks after you, as long as you opt-in.
The bees have long disappeared; instead, children must labour on farms, pollinating crops so that the nation can eat. But Nabil remembers Before and he knows that the soul needs to be nourished as much as the body so, despite the risk, he teaches his children how to grow flowers on a secret piece of land hidden beneath the train tracks.
The farm Shifa and Themba are sent to are hard and cruel. Themba won’t survive there and Shifa comes up with a plan to break them out. But they have no idea where they are – their only guide is a map drawn from the ramblings of a stranger.
The journey ahead is fraught with danger, but Shifa is strong and knows to listen to her instincts – to let hope guide them home. The freedom of a nation depends on it
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Not My Long Blue SkirtPrincess Uma’s room is crammed with all sorts of things: board games and paper kites, colourful balls and outgrown clothing. The list is never-ending and some of them need to be cleared out!
So her mother, the Queen, gives away some of these clothes to the neighbouring children . . . including Uma’s favourite long blue skirt!
Longingly, she watches the neighbouring kids wearing the skirt every day. Does their joy make Uma feel better about parting with it?
Can she finally learn to let go?
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Why Don’t You Think of Me, the Meena Girl?The book describes a silent conversation between Meena – the girl child and society. The girl child responds in verse – simply and straight from the heart. The book Why Don’t You Think of Me, the Meena Girl? is a sensible and sensitive way of thinking of the feelings, needs, and thoughts of today’s girl child, who in some economic strata of society, are deprived of basic education, vocational guidance, training, support, and direction. The simplicity of the lines, both visual and verbal, will encourage both children and adults, as a powerful tool to engage more meaningful conversations and two-way dialogues.
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The Spark That Changed EverythingFirst, they made a fire. With fire, they made food, and later tools to cultivate more food.
With cultivation came homes, which became societies and then civilizations. And humans are still thinking of extraordinary ideas every day! Countless discoveries, ingenious inventions, and lucky accidents have gone into shaping the world as we know it today. This book delves into science, history and every subject in between, revealing the stories behind the most significant breakthroughs that humans have made through the ages – from clothing, cartography, and chemistry to music, maths, and metallurgy.
Find out who had the biggest brainwaves, how these set other innovations in motion and why some great ideas are not necessarily good ideas!
Peppered with illustrations, photographs, and fabulous facts, The Spark That Changed Everything is a lively and fascinating account of the marvels of human imagination and enterprise. So what are you waiting for?
Take a trip to our thrilling past and see how we got here.
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