Classic Tales From India

Author : Harish Johari
Publisher : Bear Cub Books
ISBN 13 : 9781591430216
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head written by Harish Johari and published by Bear Cub Books. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magical story of how Ganesh, the son of Shiva and Parvati, was brought back to life with the head of an elephant • The story of one of the most beloved characters in Indian lore, made accessible for Western children • Illustrated throughout with paintings from the classic Indian tradition Any Indian child can tell you how the beloved god Ganesh got his elephant’s head--now American children can know as well. For centuries Indian children have grown up hearing Ganesh’s story--how his mother, Parvati (an incarnation of the great mother goddess), created a small boy from sandalwood soap and commanded that he guard the palace against all intruders while she took her bath. How her husband, Shiva (the fearsome god of destruction), didn’t take kindly to being barred from his own home. How Shiva beheaded the boy during the cosmic war that followed, but then, when he realized that the balance of the entire universe was at stake, brought the boy back to life by grafting an elephant’s head onto his body and made him the people’s intercessor against the powers of destruction. Ganesh’s timeless story teaches children about the steadfast power of dedication to duty, the awe-inspiring power of a mother’s love for her child, and the gentle power of compassion, which holds the world together. Accompanied by rich, color illustrations prepared according to the traditional Hindu canon, How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head will transport children to a magical world filled with ancient wisdom.

Author : Jamila Gavin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781787410886
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from India written by Jamila Gavin and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Jacobs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Fairy Tales written by Joseph Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-nine traditional tales from India include "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal," "The Lion and the Crane," and "Why the Fish Laughed."

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192751157
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from India written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully told retellings of classic stories from India. Full of richness and warmth, these tales of tender love, great heroism, acts of sacrifice, foolishness and friendship come vividly to life. There is an epic battle in which monkeys and bears help rescue the beautiful princess Sitafrom evil demons and a simple fable about a jackal who tries to become king. This tapestry of stories is as colourful and diverse as India itself. Sources in selecting the stories have been Sanskrit and Pali, the classical languages of the Brahmans and the Buddhists. Many of these tales were current centuries before the Christian era and were given a sophisticated form by the storytellers of classical times. * The subject of myths and legends ties in with the National Curriculum. * Classic retellings have continued to sell for over thirty years. * Before his death the author lived in Maidstone in Kent.

Author : J.A.B. van Buitenen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022623018X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Ancient India written by J.A.B. van Buitenen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid."—The Times Literary Supplement "Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural."—The Personalist

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Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 0763659169
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India written by and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2012 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.

Author : Anna Milbourne
Publisher : Usborne Books
ISBN 13 : 9780794511517
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from India written by Anna Milbourne and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter into a magical world of monkey gods, brave heroes, ten-headed monsters and clever animals. Their antics are brought to life in these engaging retellings of traditional Indian tales.

Author : Shanaaz Nanji
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782854851
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Tales written by Shanaaz Nanji and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over the Indian subcontinent. Bright acrylic illustrations accompany stories of magical spirits in the mountains of the northeast, sneaky robbers and brave heroines in the heart of the Indus Valley, action and adventure in the far south, and much more!

Author : Sudhin N. Ghose
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486292479
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fairy Stories from India written by Sudhin N. Ghose and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 16 delightful tradition stories, including "Palwahn the Wrestler," "How Princess Maya got her Deserts," "The Munificent Miser," "The End of the World," and 12 other traditional tales.

Author : Neil Philip
Publisher : Lothrop Lee & Shepard
ISBN 13 : 9780688135843
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ocean of Story written by Neil Philip and published by Lothrop Lee & Shepard. This book was released on 1996-04-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Indian stories includes "The Cat Who Became a Queen," "The Magic Lamp," "The Blacksmith's Daughter," and others