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Who Is Our Friend? — illustrated by Gerhard Van Wyk

Level A1 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

Who Is Our Friend?

Written by Jade Mathieson
Illustrated by Gerhard Van Wyk

Rhino, Crocodile, Giraffe and Zebra all have an unlikely friend. Can you guess who he is?

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Who Made the Tomato Chutney? — illustrated by Priya Kuriyan

Level A2 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

Who Made the Tomato Chutney?

Written by Kavitha Mandana
Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan

Tara and Ravi go to the market to buy fruits and vegetables. But each time one fruit gets squashed! The concept of sorting is introduced through heavy and light objects. The illustrations in the book were made using bits of paper, old magazines and paper bags that were collected - not squished - under mattresses.

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Who Stole Bhaiya’s Smile? — illustrated by Sunaina Coelho

Level B2 (estimated) · 23 pages · English

Who Stole Bhaiya’s Smile?

Written by Sanjana Kapur
Illustrated by Sunaina Coelho

Bhaiya doesn’t feel like playing these days. Could it be because of his new monster friend Dukduk, who is always hanging around him? No one in the family takes Bhaiya seriously. But Chiru knows there’s more than what meets the eye. A story about the lingering effects of depression.

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Whoop, Goes the Pufferfish — illustrated by Pia Meenakshi

Level B1 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

Whoop, Goes the Pufferfish

Written by Sejal Mehta
Illustrated by Pia Meenakshi

A baby Pufferfish is stuck in a shallow pool of seawater. Will it find its way back home to the sea?

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Whose House is This? — illustrated by Promina Shreshtha

Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

Whose House is This?

Written by Rose Larsen
Illustrated by Promina Shreshtha

This book for early readers tells the story of a curious child who shares his house with many animals — from a cow in the shed to a bird on the roof.

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Why Can’t We Glow Like Fireflies? — illustrated by Samidha Gunjal

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

Why Can’t We Glow Like Fireflies?

Written by Nabanita Deshmukh
Illustrated by Samidha Gunjal

Did you know that fireflies are also called lightning bugs? And did you know that baby fireflies use their glow to chase away predators? Jump right into this book if you want to find out more about these creatures that light up the dark.

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Why Do Sunbirds Eat All Day? — illustrated by Harjyot Khalsa

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Why Do Sunbirds Eat All Day?

Written by Anusha Shankar
Illustrated by Harjyot Khalsa

Have you ever seen small colourful birds flying about in your garden? Why do they keep flitting from flower to flower? How do they get the energy to stay up in the air? Follow the two sunbirds, Loten and Lily, to find out.

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