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17 produkter
Monsoon
E-bok, 2016
126 kr
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"An expressive story about seasons, extremes, and waiting." - Kirkus Reviews Children play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watching, waiting for those magical clouds to bring …
Grand Plan to Fix Everything
E-bok, 2011
120 kr
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Rose petal milk shakes and a world of surprises awaits Dini when her family moves to India in this spirited novel with Bollywood flair. Eleven-year old Dini loves movies—watching them, reading about them, trying to write her own—especially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood movies where you don’t need …
Problem with Being Slightly Heroic
E-bok, 2013
106 kr
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Dini is back from India—with Bollywood star Dolly in tow! But life in the States isn’t all rose petal milk shakes… Dini and Maddie, very best friends, are back in the same country at the same time! Better still, Dolly Singh, the starriest star in all of Bollywood, is in America too. Dini’s only …
Threads of Peace
How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World
Häftad, 2022, 9-12 år
120 kr
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“Inviting and original.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of social revolution?A lawyer and …
Threads of Peace
How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World
E-bok, 2021
146 kr
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“Inviting and original.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of social revolution? A lawyer …
Two at the Top
A Shared Dream of Everest
Häftad, 2024, 3-6 år
166 kr
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Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading …
Sunshine Project
Inbunden, 2025, 6-9 år
178 kr
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In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn’t love having to speak up — as his …
Look! Look!
Inbunden, 2024, 3-6 år
203 kr
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A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way!When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, “Look! Look!” The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more …
Sunshine Project
Häftad, 2025, 6-9 år
129 kr
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In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn’t love having to speak up — as his …
Girl of the Wish Garden
A Thumbelina Story
Inbunden, 2013, 6-9 år
191 kr
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This beautifully written story, loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “Thumbelina,” was created in response to the gorgeous award-winning art of Nasrin Khosravi.Author Uma Krishnaswami’s sensitive and poetic tale opens when Lina, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb, is found in a …
Bright Sky, Starry City
Inbunden, 2015, 6-9 år
191 kr
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A little girl and her father have an opportunity to appreciate the wonders of the night sky.Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night — Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city …
Two at the Top
A Shared Dream of Everest
Inbunden, 2021, 3-6 år
199 kr
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Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading …
