Postcards From Ura (English)

Author : Savita Rao
Photographer : Savita Rao

Small and significant aspects of life in Ura, a village nestling in a valley in central Bhutan, are captured through letters exchanged between ten-year-old Dorji who lives there, and Toto, a boy in Bengaluru, India. Photographs bring to life the small, mountainous country of Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China. Little items of information are unobtrusively interspersed throughout the visually rich narrative, waiting to be discovered by the reader. Attractively designed and thoughtfully arranged, all the pieces in the book meld seamlessly to inform and evoke. 

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Rs. 150.00

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Age 10+
Specifications 32 pages; 7” x 8”; full colour; soft cover
ISBN 978-81-8146-998-4
First Published 2011
Tags travel, letters, pen pals, understanding cultures, Bhutan, Bengaluru, friendship, people and their environment

Fun to read

I liked the book because there were a lot of interesting pictures with writing under them. Pictures are pictures, but the writing tells you more details. Ishan Chatterjee

Unique appeal

Postcards has a really unique appeal for younger readers and even younger listeners. In the author, Savita Rao’s words, “Bhutan is a very happy place” and that is reflected in her observations made through the eyes of a young child in age appropriate language and beautiful photographs. Teachers are sure to jump at the opportunity of using this book to encourage their students to write about the places where they live for readers in far away lands. Saffron Tree

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Postcards From Ura (English)

Postcards From Ura (English)

Small and significant aspects of life in Ura, a village nestling in a valley in central Bhutan, are captured through letters exchanged between ten-year-old Dorji who lives there, and Toto, a boy in Bengaluru, India. Photographs bring to life the small, mountainous country of Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China. Little items of information are unobtrusively interspersed throughout the visually rich narrative, waiting to be discovered by the reader. Attractively designed and thoughtfully arranged, all the pieces in the book meld seamlessly to inform and evoke. 

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