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THE
SEED
story
and art by
Deepa Balsavar
A
little girl discovers a seed one day.
She puts it in a pot — and then begins
the thrill of watching it grow. Will it
grow tall? Will it have fruit? Or flowers?
The wonder and excitement of emerging
new life comes through the minimal text
of this skillfully conceived book.
Selected for
The White Ravens 2007
as an
Outstanding International Book for children
Rs
80.00 (within
India) US$ 4.50 (outside India)
20
pages, 7" x 8", full colour, soft cover,
for 3 years and above
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English-Hindi
ISBN
81-8146-110-X
English-Tamil ISBN
81-8146-111-8
English-Malayalam ISBN 81-8146-112-6
English-Kannada ISBN
81-8146-113-4
English-Telugu ISBN
81-88733-21-0
English-Marathi ISBN
81-8146-109-6
English-Gujarati
ISBN 81-8146-115-0
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review
The language, at least in the Tamil version,
is very conversational and hence practical.
Although I did not purchase the book in a vigorous
attempt to make my daughter speak/write/read Tamil,
the fact that she has, quite effortlessly, picked up
the equivalents to seed, water, sun,
pot, tree, tall, small in a second language does
make me feel good. Bilingual books have come
to be embraced by many, especially by people
raising children away from 'home'.
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