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A picturebook for all ages, it contains a set of descriptive markers on each page, building up as a set of riddles or clues towards the reveal of the identity of the unknown entity being introduced as “language”. The descriptive markers highlight the centrality of language in our cultural experience over history and the role communication has played in this time. Illustrations brilliantly capture these aspects as well in muted, pastel shades, perhaps hinting at universality of language experience including interesting ways for signlanguage and braille.
A History of South India For Children
A comprehensive introduction to the history of South India for older children that not only briefly traverses regional histories, but also looks at history from different sociocultural-political perspectives, in addition to rulers and kingdoms. The text is accompanied by numerous black and white photographs of buildings, inscriptions, coins, historic paintings, and temple architectural plans, along with occasional illustrations. Overall, the book makes facts, dates and events interesting and engaging compared to the textbooks available to children.
The Book of Emperors – An Illustrated History of the Mughals
A beautifully written and illustrated book, where each Mughal emperor is made human and complex. Their beliefs, desires, strengths, weaknesses, conflicts, and crises are described with compassion and honesty. The miniature-inspired illustrations bring the era to life, including the markets, hunts, arts and music of the times. Some of the lesser-known Mughals are also introduced, giving a sense of continuity and fleshing out the large scope of the era.
Teacher Amma – Who was Sugathakumari?
A well-rounded biography of Sugathakumari — a poetenvironmental activist from Kerala — with great selections of incidents from her life and heart-warming illustrations. The development of Sugathakumari’s character and aspirations, along with key historical events in the environmental movements in Kerala are brought alive through her conversations with a young tribal girl, Muruki.
Persian Nights – An Indian Child in Iran
A nostalgic memoir of a young Indian girl who moves from India to Iran with her family, at a time when Iran was still a modern and forward–looking society. While she settles into a routine and lives a regular child’s life, calling Tehran her home; the country around her starts changing as religious fundamentalism increasingly takes hold of society. The graphic novel format helps the reader to visualize her world, and understand the universal values that make us more alike than different from each other.
A magnificent book which takes you into the artistic world of Ganesh Pyne, where there are strange creatures and images from fairy tales, mythology and fables. Priya Kuriyan takes elements from Pyne’s art and creates stunning images as pull-out, pop-ups, each page awash with colour and surprises. The book itself is a fantastical journey into Pyne’s surreal world. You’ll find the sinister and the playful, both in this book.
Catching the eye at once, every page is covered with detailed realistic illustrations of trees, and quirky characters sprinkled here and there. The protagonist climbs up each tree with weird yet innovative protective gear. A perfect balance of fun and information, where the story keeps you turning pages, but never forgets its purpose — to share interesting facts about common Indian trees.
This book is an excellent introduction to different birds, their call impressions, and habitats. The narrative unfolds as a pair of parakeets lose their tree-hole nest when their host tree falls, and are told to look for a woodpecker to make a hole for their nest. When the parakeets finally meet the woodpecker — it refuses to drill a hole — this meets an unexpected solution. The lightly sketched illustrations are detailed and accurate, just as informative as the text itself.
