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4 books in slipcase. AdiDev Press brings to you, Women in Sports, an exciting new box set from the value-oriented series, Learning TO BE. This set includes four board books with inspiring, true stories of four incredible South Asian sportswomen. The set includes the following titles: Adaptability with Arunima Sinha (mountaineer), Resilience with Bhakti Sharma (open water swimmer), Transformation with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar (sharpshooters), and Trust with PT Usha (athlete). The stories of these outstanding women are sure to inspire and encourage many young children to live extraordinary lives. Through these stories, children can explore values that helped these women overcome their respective challenges and achieve path-breaking success in their chosen fields. Discover adaptability with Arunima Sinha, a national volleyball player who suffered major injuries and lost one leg in a scuffle with some thieves. She realigned her goals and became the worlds first female amputee to climb the highest peaks; Discover resilience with Bhakti Sharma, an open water swimmer who became the youngest and first Asian to swim in the Antarctic Ocean; Discover transformation with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, sharpshooting champions from rural India who first fired a pistol in their 60s; Discover trust with PT Usha, a record-breaking athlete who honed her skill by working closely with her coach. These books have been written by award-winning author and poet, Pervin Saket, using simple language and verse. Each book in the set has been illustrated by a different South Asian illustrator, allowing children to explore various visual styles. Each book ends with an inspirational message and has a historical timeline that showcases the journey of the protagonist, making this box set an outstanding addition to your child's library. This set is also an excellent gifting option. This set is simply the perfect way to introduce little readers to BIG VALUES!

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Text in English & Hindi. kh is for khichdi. And kh is also for khana! J is for Jalebi is a clever and fun way to introduce children to the Hindi alphabet and to South Asian food vocabulary. There has never been a more exciting Hindi alphabet book. Your child will not be able to put it down! Stunning illustrations will make you feel the jalebis are in your own hands. This book is a must have for those who have foodie babies! Simply put, just yummy!This board book is perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers (2-4 year olds).

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Join Cow and her band of farm friends as they create music with their favourite Indian instruments to put on an unforgettable concert!Animal Band is a humourous, bilingual story told in verse that introduces children to the rich musical heritage of the Indian subcontinent through a story about farm animal friends who come together to make beautiful music. It's a great way to introduce kids to new Hindi and English vocabulary on farm animals and musical instruments.This board book can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2-4 year olds) or read independently by emerging readers (4-7 year olds).

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So, said he, Be kind to all! Humungous or little or really, really small! The Indian saint, Mahavira, believed that all living beings have a soul. And, that each soul is of equal value, be it an elephant, an ant or a person. He encourages us to be kind to all. This board book, Kindness With Mahavira will enable children to explore numerous ways of being kind to humans, to animals and to their own selves. The Series, Learning TO BE is a creative way to introduce your little ones to big values in an engaging manner. Written in simple text and magical verse, this series is perfect to read aloud to toddlers (2-4 year olds) and excellent for beginning readers (4-8 year olds). Look for other titles in this series: Service with Guru Nanak and Peace with Buddha.

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Whose feet will the embroidered jootis fit?Will genda try the colouful ghaghra?Who will wear the majestic, pink pagri?Lion and his friends are making a trip to the bazaar to pick their favourite Indian outfits. Are you ready to play dress up with them and try on lots of colourful clothes?Pagdi for Sinh is a humourous, bilingual story told in rhyme that introduces young readers to Hindi and English vocabulary for clothes and wild animals from the Indian subcontinent. A great way to introduce kids to new vocabulary, it can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2-4 year olds) or read independently by emerging readers (4-7 year olds).

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Sing, dance, paint and play your way to counting with fun animal friends! You'll eat with a couple of monkeys, dance with a bunch of peacocks and create a mess with some naughty rabbits.One Elephant, Two Monkeys is a bilingual (Hindi and English) book that introduces children to numbers, animal names and colour names through a little boy's adventures with his animal friends. It can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2-4 year olds) or used to introduce emerging readers (4-7 year olds) to new vocabulary.

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WOMEN IN SCIENCE is an exciting new box set from the value- oriented series, Learning TO BE. This set includes four board books with inspiring, true stories of four pioneering South Asian women in science. The set includes the following titles: Commitment with Bibha Chowdhuri (physicist), Courage with Anandibai Joshee (doctor), Passion with Aditi Pant (oceanographer), and Perseverance with Janaki Ammal (botanist). The story of these incredible women is sure to inspire and encourage many young children to pursue their dreams. Through these stories, children can explore how these outstanding women overcame their respective challenges to achieve pathbreaking success in their chosen fields. Discover courage with Anandibai Joshee, who overcame grief, fear, ill-health and societal pressures to become of the first Indian women with a degree in western medicine. Discover commitment with Bibha Chowdhuri, the first Indian woman physicist who discovered sub-atomic particles called mesons. Her discoveries lay the groundwork for the work of Nobel prize winner, C F Powell. Discover passion with Aditi Pant, who pursued her passion for science and adventure to become the first Indian woman oceanographer. She was one of the two women on the team that helped to build Indias first lab in Antarctica. Discover perseverance with Janaki Ammal, the first Indian woman botanist. Her pioneering work helped to improve native plants and improved farmers lives. These books have been written by award-winning author and poet, Pervin Saket, using simple language and verse. Each book in the set has been illustrated by a different South Asian illustrator, allowing children to explore various visual styles. Each book ends with an inspirational message and has a historical timeline that showcases the journey of the protagonist, making this box set an outstanding addition to your child's library. This set is simply the perfect way to introduce little readers to BIG VALUES!"

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What happens when our wish comes true, and we receive our doll? We play with it but soon enough, we wish for a shiny ball! Buddha did not want people to suffer. He reminds us that desire leads to suffering. He encouraged us to think of the path to peace as lying within ourselves. This board book, Peace With Buddha will help children recognize the values of wanting less, finding peace and connecting with their inner selves. The Series, Learning TO BE is a creative way to introduce your little ones to big values in an engaging manner. Written in simple text and magical verse, this series is perfect to read aloud to toddlers (2-4 year olds) and excellent for beginning readers (4-8 year olds). Look for other titles in this series: Kindness with Mahavira and Service with Guru Nanak.

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A young child can often be overwhelmed by the range of complex emotions they feel, often during the course of a single day. Sometime angry, sometimes sad, mostly excited, often glad, so nervous and scared, however ready to dare! A girl and her lion friend are the stars of this book about feelings. After experiencing a range of emotions, the two friends learn that the best way to deal with them is to FIRST take a deep, deep breath! Magical illustrations, simple text and a universal theme, makes this book perfect to read aloud to toddlers (2+ years) and an excellent addition to your picture book collection. You and your child will cherish it forever!

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From the rustling green leaves on the trees to the fluttering pink butterflies, Radha and Krishna live in a beautiful world of colour. Now you too can explore the sights and sounds of their pretty home -- in Hindi and English! This bilingual picture book written in verse by Anjali Jaipuria introduces young readers to the Hindi and English words for ten colours, including gold and silver. Sudeepti Tucker's vivid illustrations will immerse your little one in the colourful natural world that Radha and Krishna live and play in. Full-colour picture book with beautiful and detailed illustrations on every spread. Bilingual English and Hindi text that is simple and easy to read. Includes a QR code to a Hindi transliteration of the text and a free audiobook read by storyteller Rohini Vij. A great introduction to Radha and Krishna for young readers!

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