24 pages, 10.5" x 8.25", full colour, 
for 6 years and above
English  ISBN 81-8146-018-9
Tamil ISBN 81-8146-019-7
Hindi ISBN 81-8146-020-0
Malayalam  ISBN 81-8146-021-9
Kannada  ISBN 81-8146-022-7
Marathi ISBN 81-8146-024-3
Gujarati  ISBN 81-8146-023-5
Rs 100.00 (within India)
US$ 9.50 (outside India)

Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the water… But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the ‘why-why girl’!
     Mahasweta Devi is one of India’s foremost writers. In this delightful story, her first picture book, and the only children's book she has written in English, she tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose!) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys – in books, that Moyna herself learns to read.
     Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by 
Girish Karnad.                                                         reviews

"All over India there are children, tribal and non-tribal, who always ask the question 'Why?'. I have seen many children like this, and I have selected Moynas' experience for this book. 
     I have been very close to the tribals, especially in Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Gujarat. In these tribal belts, which are generally hilly, schools are far away... It is difficult for teachers to reach pupils and for pupils to reach teachers.
     Moyna is a Shabar. The Shabar samiti started in 1968. Till date it has set up many schools. They are increasingly doing better. The books are better, the facilities are better. I have found that because tribal children are close to nature in mind, it is easy explain things scientifically to them. They truly love nature. In writing about Moyna, I have written about so many children. And I write because I love children."
                                                                                         — MAHASWETA DEVI 

KOLABA 
by Sandhya Rao art Ranjan De

24 pages, 8.25" x 7", full colour, soft cover, for 3 years and above
English ISBN 81-86895-94-9
Tamil ISBN 81-86895-95-7
Hindi ISBN 81-86895-96-5
Malayalam ISBN 81-86895-97-3
Kannada ISBN 81-86895-98-1
Telugu ISBN 81-8146-025-1
Marathi ISBN 81-8146-024-3
Gujarati ISBN 81-8146-023-5
Rs 95.00 (within India)
US$ 6.50 (outside India)

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