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Palmyra Sprouts — illustrated by Anitha Selvanathan

Level A2 (estimated) · 8 pages · English

Palmyra Sprouts

Written by Anitha Selvanathan
Illustrated by Anitha Selvanathan

Palmyra Sprouts or Palmyra Tubers are fibre rich and healthy food. Read the book to know more about the sprout.

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Queen of Soweto — illustrated by Mia du Plessis

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Queen of Soweto

Written by Jessica Taylor
Illustrated by Mia du Plessis

Basetsana Kumalo is a beauty queen, but she’s also so much more. She teaches us that true beauty is about having a heart filled with love and generosity. Her story shows us that if you have courage and determination, you can achieve your dreams – whatever they may be.

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River or a string of clouds? — illustrated by Roshni Vyam

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

River or a string of clouds?

Written by Salil Chaturvedi
Illustrated by Roshni Vyam

Rivers are where raindrops are stored and rivers are a string of clouds. Rivers are where fish breathe and on whose banks, farms flourish. A book in verse about the many meanings of a river.

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ROCKET LIFTING — illustrated by Sangamithran Raja, Srikrishna Chandrasekaran

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

ROCKET LIFTING

Written by Srikrishna Chandrasekaran
Illustrated by Sangamithran Raja, Srikrishna Chandrasekaran

On November 21 1963, that a small rocket took off from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of the modern space age in India. The sleepy palm-fringed village soon came to be known as Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) and later became Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

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Sushruta — illustrated by Akshath Thotamsety, Alankrita Amaya, Angie & Upesh, Asmita Sapre Ranganathan, Bianca de Jong, Debbie Faber-Human, Joe Werna, Josephine Versfeld, Lauren Nel, Mansi Thakkar, Mary Anne Hampton, Matthew Griffiths, Phạm Thị Thu Trang, Prasun Roy, Priya Bhakthan, Rodney Kawaayi, Ruchi Shah, Shirish Ghatge, Sonal Gupta Vaswani, Sonali Zohra, Tanvee Nabar, Wiehan de Jager

Level A1 (estimated) · 24 pages · English

Sushruta

Written by Shruti Yeshwantrao
Illustrated by Akshath Thotamsety, Alankrita Amaya, Angie & Upesh, Asmita Sapre Ranganathan, Bianca de Jong, Debbie Faber-Human, Joe Werna, Josephine Versfeld, Lauren Nel, Mansi Thakkar, Mary Anne Hampton, Matthew Griffiths, Phạm Thị Thu Trang, Prasun Roy, Priya Bhakthan, Rodney Kawaayi, Ruchi Shah, Shirish Ghatge, Sonal Gupta Vaswani, Sonali Zohra, Tanvee Nabar, Wiehan de Jager

The book is about Maharishi Sushruta. He is known to be the father of Surgery. He compiled his knowledge about surgical procedure, medicines and anatomy in his treatise, popularly known as Sushruta Samhita.

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The Big Beach Clean-Up — illustrated by Asha Susan Alex

Level B1 (estimated) · 22 pages · English

The Big Beach Clean-Up

Written by Chandini Chhabra
Illustrated by Asha Susan Alex

Arzu loves the beach and is determined to restore it. But this is a big problem to solve! With the help of her friends and a little bit of maths, Arzu finds that all problems have their solutions.

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The Boink Mystery — illustrated by Soumya Menon

Level B1 (estimated) · 24 pages · English

The Boink Mystery

Written by Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrated by Soumya Menon

BOINK BOINK BOINK... Aman could hear it. What was 'it'? Read on to solve this great mystery set in Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. You are sure to have a lot of good clean fun!

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The Book of Stolen Secrets — illustrated by Zaheer Merchant

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Book of Stolen Secrets

Written by Ashwitha Jayakumar
Illustrated by Zaheer Merchant

Secrets are meant for sharing only with people you know and trust. But watch out for sneaky people who are trying to steal them!

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The Childhood of Shivaji Maharaj — illustrated by 16Semira Dmello

Level B2 (estimated) · 11 pages · English

The Childhood of Shivaji Maharaj

Written by 16Semira Dmello
Illustrated by 16Semira Dmello

The story of Shivaji Maharaj's childhood follows his journey from a young boy raised in the shadow of the mighty Mughal Empire to becoming a revered king and founder of the Maratha Empire.

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The Echoes Of Freedom 1857 — illustrated by Ouk Ratha, Priya Krishnan Das, Serena Dsouza, Wiehan de Jager

Level B2 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

The Echoes Of Freedom 1857

Written by Serena Dsouza
Illustrated by Ouk Ratha, Priya Krishnan Das, Serena Dsouza, Wiehan de Jager

The story is inspired from the lesson 4. The Freedom Struggle of 1857, from 8th standard Maharashtra textbook India. It talks about the struggles faced by Indians during the time of Independence. Few incidents have been mentioned.

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