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The Fountain — illustrated by Shirish Ghatge

Level A1 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Fountain

Written by Shilpa Bhide
Illustrated by Shirish Ghatge

The street outside Ramesh’s house is all dug up. Ramesh finds a water pipe peeping out of the mud. And then…such fun!

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The Fox and the Lump of Clay — illustrated by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sugrib Kumar Juanga

Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

The Fox and the Lump of Clay

Written by Amrit Mishra
Illustrated by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sugrib Kumar Juanga

A fox was friends with a lump of clay. The lump fell into the water and the fox was very sad. What happened next makes the Kui tribe sing and dance!

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The Freedom Sisters — illustrated by Kruttika Susarla

Level B1 (estimated) · 18 pages · English

The Freedom Sisters

Written by Menaka Raman
Illustrated by Kruttika Susarla

Payoshni wants to do something big, spectacular, amazing and fabulous for the Independence Day celebrations in Godavari Colony. But there’s not enough time and Bandmaster Totoji is not being helpful, either. A story about finding and pursuing one’s passion.

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The Girl Who Thinks in Numbers: Data Warrior  Prukalpa Sankar — illustrated by Rai

Level B2 (estimated) · 24 pages · English

The Girl Who Thinks in Numbers: Data Warrior Prukalpa Sankar

Written by Shreyasi Singh
Illustrated by Rai

Prukalpa Sankar loves numbers. They help her see patterns and solve community problems. How does she do this?

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The Grand Patch-up — illustrated by Tasneem Amiruddin

Level B1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Grand Patch-up

Written by Karthika G
Illustrated by Tasneem Amiruddin

Mary and Josana are neighbours and best friends. When they have a fight, Mary wonders how to patch things up with her friend.

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The Grass Seeker — illustrated by Ruhani Kaur

Level B2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

The Grass Seeker

Written by Uddalak Gupta
Illustrated by Ruhani Kaur

As the weather turns warm, Room Singh takes his flock of goats and sheep and scales the Himalayas for fresh grass. With global warming a reality, this photo book traces the journey that a Gaddi shepherd has been making for the last 40 years.

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The Great Rifasa — illustrated by Sangeetha Kadur

Level B1 (estimated) · 22 pages · English

The Great Rifasa

Written by Rohini Nilekani
Illustrated by Sangeetha Kadur

Nothing seemed right in the Kabini forest — the monsoon hadn’t come and the human tourists in their safari jeeps seemed to have disappeared as well. The animals of Kabini get together to begin their own safari. A fun story, from a unique perspective, about the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Greedy Mouse — illustrated by Herminder Ohri

Level A1 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Greedy Mouse

Written by Herminder Ohri
Illustrated by Herminder Ohri

A mouse tries to carry a big bun home. Then he learns that it does not always pay to be greedy.

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