Uma Krishnaswami
Author
Language
English
Description
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. But what can she do? The local elections are coming up but she's just a kid. She can't even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make it. Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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 lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappointment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear....
4) Look! Look!
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"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 stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to villages nearby, and more and more people join in, until...
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland"--
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Embarrassed by her clumsiness, eight-year-old Meena, an Asian Indian American girl, is reluctant to appear in the school play until she gains self-confidence by practicing yoga.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Grandma comes down with a "bad case of sadness" one year after Grandpa's death, Daysha collects objects that will remind her grandmother of Daysha's grandfather.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
266 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered by the possibility of meeting her favorite actress, Dolly Singh.
12) Holi
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the traditions and festivities of the Hindu festival called Holi.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Complications ensue when Bollywood star Dolly Singh premieres her new movie at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and super fan Dinni and her best friend Maddie present a dance at the grand opening.
