Author: Gita Wolf
Publisher: Tara Books
Keywords: lion, hungry
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2006-03-01
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 8186211020
ISBN-13: 9788186211021

Winner of the Alcuin Citation for Excellence in Book Design "If tasty food has been called toothsome, then by extension, this tale of folk wisdom is handsome, for it is an extremely pleasant book to hold and page through."-Kirkus Reviews This award-winning handcrafted picture book is an adaptation of a traditional Indian folk tale about a hungry but lazy lion who would rather trick other animals than hunt for his food. The vibrant and humorous art is rendered in the Warli style of folk painting from western India, usually found on the walls of tribal houses. Illustrations and text in this ha

Authors:Sudarshan Khanna, Gita Wolf,
Publisher: Tara Books
Keywords: materials, everyday, tales, toys
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 818621142X
ISBN-13: 9788186211427

This highly original craft book redefines play for today’s child and his or her educators. Featuring science notes and thoughtful essays on the politics of play, as well as folk toys made by children from throwaway things, the book draws on actual experiences in the classroom to argue its case."For those who value creativity over instant gratification and human growth over consumerism, Toys and Tales will strike a chord."-Wendy Varney

Author: Gita Wolf
Publisher: Tara Books
Keywords: purple, turns, sparrow, hen
Number of Pages: 13
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 8186211195
ISBN-13: 9788186211199

Designed as a scroll, and silk-screened by hand on handmade paper, this is a cheerful adaptation of a traditional folk tale. Hen-sparrow falls into a vat of dye and turns quite purple. Her strange new color turns the entire kingdom upside down, but Hen-sparrow quite likes herself purple . . .Inspired by medieval Indian art and narrative traditions, this visual and tactile treat has a clever feminist twist. The form of the book and the cumulative rhyme re-create the age-old magical experience of storytelling with pictures.Winner of the Grand Prix at the prestigious Biennale of Illustrations, Br

Author: Nathan Kumar Scott
Publisher: Tara Books
Keywords: bananas, mangoes
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-04-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 8186211063
ISBN-13: 9788186211069

Mangoes and Bananas tells the tale of Kanchil the mouse deer and Monyet the monkey—two friends who plant a garden together. But when the trees bear fruit, Monyet begins to eat everything himself. Kanchil has to act fast if he is to get anything at all. Combining folk art with folk tale, this book reflects the warmth and richness of both traditions. The earth-toned illustrations—at once sophisticated and playful—are the result of a time-honored, all-natural process. This book will entertain anyone who seeks a quintessential folk story. Born and raised in India, Nathan Kumar Scott is a Sea

Authors:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, V. Geeth
Publisher: Tara Books
Keywords: peace, writings, gandhi, force, soul
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 2004-05-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 8186211853
ISBN-13: 9788186211854

Mahatma Gandhi led a lifelong search for social peace and political non-violence. Committed to dialogue across classes, cultures and faiths, his life and politics stand testimony to a remarkable civic life, which valued restraint, tolerance and transparency above all else. This book historicizes his earnest and provocative writings—on the bomb, Zionism and Palestine, the partition of India—showing his ideas maturing over time into a unique model of public action.

Author: Anushka Ravishankar
Publisher: Tara Pub
Keywords: crocodile, catch
Published: 1999
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8186211551
ISBN-13: 9788186211557

Poem, in verse, for children.

Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: mountain, wild, alaska, denali
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-02-13
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1570613664
ISBN-13: 9781570613661

From its origins as a trick played by Raven (the scientific version involving plate tectonics is also included) to the flora and fauna and human explorations, this colorful children’s book reveals every facet of Alaska’s great Denali mountain. Employing the Gill-Cartwright signature style of mingling fiction and fact, this book is brimming with fun and fascinating information and wonder about the tallest, coldest, wildest mountain in America.