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• Amma, Tell Me About Hanuman!
• Amma, Tell Me How Krishna Defeated Kansa!
• Amma, Tell Me How Krishna Fought the Demons!
• Amma, Tell Me About Krishna!
• What If The Earth Stopped Spinning? And 24 Other Mysteries of Science
• Days with Thathu
• Amma, Tell Me About Holi!
• Amma, Tell Me About Ganesha!
• Stories Short and Sweet
• Do Tigers Drink Blood and 13 Other Mysteries of Nature
• Hic!copotamus
• The Dust Storm
• Amma, Tell Me About Diwali!
• Amma, Tell Me About Ramayana!
• Sid and Po
• Raja and The Giant Donut
• Run Ranga!Run!
• What did Nepo do with a Sari?
• The Bicycle
• The Case of the Runaway Continents
• The Land of the Setting Sun and Other Nature Tales
• The Elephant Bird
• Little Cloud’s Quest
• Bite This Book
• Kulapati Munshi
• The Puffin Book of Funny Stories for 7-Year-Olds
• An Identity Card for Krishna
• The Puffin Book of Animal Stories for 6-Year-Olds
• Dinosaur-Long-As-127-Kids
• To the Principal

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The Elephant Bird

Author - Arefa Tehsin

The book authored by wildlife activist Arefa Tehsin is about a young and brave girl Munia who befriends a strange bird whose species were believed to be extinct. The story begins with the disappearance of a horse named Vayu from the village and how the young girl, Munia saves it from the wrath of the villagers who believe that the strange bird had eaten up the horse.
The book is colourful and well illustrated by Sonal Goyal and Sumit Sakhuja.

Excerpt from the book:
“This girl has lost her mind!” shouted someone from the back.
The other children laughed. “He only eats leaves! How can he eat Vayu?”
Munia shouted, not moving from her place.


Book Details:
Author : Arefa Tehsin
Illustrator : Sonal Goyal and Sumit Sakhuja
Publisher : Pratham Books
ISBN : 978-81-8479-466-3
Age Group: 5+
Price: Rs. 40/-

Reviewed by- Beena Menon

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Last updated on :5/12/2014