Nine Men Chase a Hen – School Zone
Start to Read! Series, Level 1
by Barbara Gregorich
illustrated by John Sandford
Repeated and rhyming words and short sentences help children to sight and sound
out words and store in the memory bank,
with context clues in the text and in quirky illustrations to help with meaning. Ideal
starters seasoned with challenge and fun to
stir up a healthy reading appetite.
School Zone Publishing Company
Rs 116.00  For 0-3 years

Role Call
by Poile Sengupta
Attention-seekers, results, invigilating torture, the hazards of lofty vocabulary…School is peopled by a bunch of, well, students who will be students and some ‘cool’ teachers who understand. A collection of evocative, perceptive stories on school life, penned with humour and warmth.
Rupa & Co.
Rs 70.00  For 8-10 years

What a Muddle – Cocky’s Circle Little 
Books
by Julie Radford
illustrated by Jim Storey
A seal who wears a cardigan? Camels in
winter coats? A giraffe in shoes? Funny verse and expressive pictures speak of soggy,
hilly, leggy problems and why animals are
best kept away from the world of clothes
and fashion.
Murdoch Books
Rs 30.00  For 3-5 years

Children’s Classics to Read Aloud
selected by Edward Blishen
Let imagination take wing with a taste of artful writing, in these twenty extracts from favourite stories well-known and new. Intended to be read aloud and listened to, they provide a feel of the language, its cadences and the richness of words.
Kingfisher
Rs 227.61  For 10 years and above 

Sizes – Usborne First learning
by Jenny Tyler and Robyn Gee
illustrated by Graham Round
This activity book series engagingly
develops concentration, motor and visual
skills. Designed for use with the help
of an adult, this one shapes a child’s
idea of comparison and measurement – a
sound base on which later math
understanding stands.
Usborne Publishing Ltd.
Rs 95.00  For 4-6 years

The White Mercedes
by Philip Pullman
Seventeen year-old Chris has a chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party. There is every hope for a summer romance but there is the dark uncertainty of Jenny’s past to contend with. Deft writing and well-etched characters weave a page-turner that raises unsettling questions about trust, betrayal and the
nature of good and evil.
Laurel-Leaf Books
Rs 120.25  14 years and above

Asian Tales – Nature at Play
retold by Pratibha Nath
illustrated by Kanwar Deep
Four folk stories from Japan, Uzbekistan,
China and Thailand about the close ties between man and nature.  
Frank Educational Aids Pvt. Ltd.
Rs 55.00  For 6 years and above

Illustrated A-Z of the Animal Kingdom
Don’t know a skink from a skunk or think you know it all? Then this richly produced pictorial and factual guide to animals, their habits and habitats, with entries on individual species and animal groups will do the job. The information is fascinating and ranges from the scientific to the curious.
Flame Tree Publishing
Rs 350.00  For all ages

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