Download or read book The Boy Who Wanted to Fly JRD Tata Dreamers Series written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Jeh started India's first airline and changed the way the nation travelled, he was a boy who dreamt of flying.
Download or read book The Boy Who Wanted to Fly Jrd Tata Dreamers Series written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Duckbill. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Jeh started India's first airline and changed the way the nation travelled, he was a boy who dreamt of flying.
Download or read book The Girl Who Loved to Run PT Usha written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick as a bird fast as a train-there she goes! This is the story of P.T. Usha before she became a legend in Indian sports.
Download or read book The Boy Who Played with Light written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Satyajit Ray became a world-famous film maker, he was a little boy who saw many things in the shadows. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Download or read book The Boy Who Wanted to Fly written by Don Mullan and published by Legends Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Mullan was a young dyslexic boy growing up in a Northern Ireland being violently torn apart by The Troubles. Having witnessed Bloody Sunday he was tempted to join the IRA, as many of his contemporaries did. But the boy had a hero. And he was English. This is the story of how Don was mesmerised at an early age by the great England 1966 World Cup winning goalkeeper, Gordon Banks. In 1970 he met Banks in Ireland and the encounter was to have a profound impact on Don and a primary reason why he rejected violence. A powerful, moving and unforgettable story, The Boy Who Wanted to Fly is for everyone who's ever had a hero. Includes: an interview with Gordon Banks and details of the battle to create a monument to the great goalkeeper. Don Mullan is the author of best-selling Eyewitness Bloody Sunday and a respected humanitarian. He is currently involved in numerous international projects.
Download or read book Wings of Fire written by Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, The Son Of A Little-Educated Boat-Owner In Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Had An Unparalled Career As A Defence Scientist, Culminating In The Highest Civilian Award Of India, The Bharat Ratna. As Chief Of The Country`S Defence Research And Development Programme, Kalam Demonstrated The Great Potential For Dynamism And Innovation That Existed In Seemingly Moribund Research Establishments. This Is The Story Of Kalam`S Rise From Obscurity And His Personal And Professional Struggles, As Well As The Story Of Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul And Nag--Missiles That Have Become Household Names In India And That Have Raised The Nation To The Level Of A Missile Power Of International Reckoning.
Download or read book The Girl Who Loved to Sing written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Teejan Bai became a world-renowned singer, she was a little girl who had to fight for her freedom to sing. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Download or read book The Girl Who Was a Forest written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janaki dreams of a secret world, far from the rigid rules of her town. This is the story of how nature shows her the way to it. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Download or read book Calligraphies of Love written by Hassan Massoudy and published by Saqi Books. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by timeless poems from around the world, Hassan Massoudy's calligraphy takes us on a visual journey through love in its many forms. Through his signature broad strokes and vibrant colours, this master calligrapher brings to life the words and wisdom of some of our greatest poets, from Ibn Zaydoun and Rumi to Kahlil Gibran, John Keats and Paul Éluard. Beautifully designed and illustrated throughout, Calligraphies of Love is the perfect gift for lovers, poets and dreamers.
Download or read book The Boys Who Created Malgudi written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narayan loved words, while Doodu loved to draw. This is the story of how two brothers created the immortal town of Malgudi. A delightfully illustrated short biography that will inspire young readers.
Download or read book Popular Proverbs Fun with English written by Sonia Mehta and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series that focuses on teaching English language concepts through fun and games. A proverb a day can keep you healthy, wealthy and wise, or so they say. Proverbs are full of wisdom, but they can sometimes be a bit odd and funny too! This book is jam-packed full of fun activities for you to learn and practice using proverbs. For ages 7+.
Download or read book New Market Tales written by Jayant Kripalani and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with a fistful of memories, Jayant Kripalani weaves nostalgia into these short stories about the inhabitants of New Market. A sprawling landscape that houses both enterprise and extraordinary people, New Market continues to be something of an institution in Calcutta. And any time is a good time to revisit it by taking a trip down Kripalanis memory lane and meeting Francis the jewellery maker, Ganguly Gainjeewallah and his activist-daughter Gopa, and a cast of characters who excite you, exasperate you but still win you over.
Download or read book Ninja Nani and the Freaky Food Festival written by Lavanya Karthik and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GUESS WHAT'S COOKING IN GADBAD? Lies! Mystery! Trouble! Laughs! It's time for the annual festival and a special guest is expected to arrive in Gadbadnagar, but has a certain President gone too far? Has Nani finally met her match in the meanest, scariest and awfullest demon ever to crawl out of the Dark Forest? Will the Mayor's mustache ever run for office? Wait, there's more! Fake Mystery Heroes! Haunted falooda! Giant dogs-- RAARGH! And what's that again about goats? You're going to have to read it for yourself. 'There are aliens among us . . . and they need lunch' --C.C. Chitnis, Dada-Dadi Times 'May the spices be ever in your favour!' --Chef Dalmakhani, Karela Quarterly
Download or read book Karma Meets a Zombie written by Evan Purcell and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karma tandin is a monster Hunter all his life, karma has defended his village from monsters and creatures and forces of Darkness. He’s not the bravest or the smartest kid, but he always tries to do what’s right. When one of his classmates shows up to school as a Zombie, karma knows that he must stop him. After all, no one else can. But is this Zombie really bad? Is he dangerous, or is he just under the thrall of some horrible spell? Karma and his friends must work together to solve this mystery, discover the magical secrets of their town, and hope they find the answers before they too become victims of the undead.
Download or read book Ayesha and the Firefish written by Ajay Chowdhury and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Ayesha thought for a bit. Her parents had told her never to talk to strangers. But they hadn’t mentioned anything about strange dolphins.’ Ten-year-old Ayesha has everything an adventurer needs—courage, cleverness, creativity, and a complete lack of caution. But even Ayesha has to admit that the mission Shekina (the Queen of the Seas, no less) has charged her with may be slightly out of her league. After all, it does involve saving the world. Of course. And it’s not like she has a fire-breathing dragon or a super-smart android as a sidekick. Try a snarky surfboarding snail instead. Join Ayesha as she jumps headlong into an extra-extraordinary adventure that takes her halfway across the world (and a little beyond).
Download or read book Million Memories written by Pallavi Kodan and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Ashima and her friends through their roller coaster ride from teenage to adulthood, to being actual adults. A story about growing up together, crushes...love..fights..doubting and realizing self worth...failing and standing up for one self...struggles and challenges. A story, which is an amalgamation of many experiences and emotions.
Download or read book You Are Born to Blossom written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam/ Arun Tiwari and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an account of how Dr. Kalam visualizes information and Communication technology mining the rural talent. Here, Dr. Kalam presents his dream of schools in India at 2020 as symbiotic nerve centres connecting teachers, students and community; personifying knowledge that exists in the world. He also makes a clarion call to accelerate the process of societal transformation. This would involve raising the standards of governance and safeguarding the sanctity of public institutions. The book uses the metaphor of a tree to describe the process of knowledge bearing fruits of prosperity in the contemporary globalised world where different phases, formative, adult working life, and post-50 experienced senior citizens, call for different kinds of learning. The book refers to a contextual contribution of a large number of Indian scientists and artists and proves that there is no age bar to blossom. He advocates creation of conditions that favour growth of diverse individual talents akin to a garden and calls for a scientific mind-set guided by conscience, consensus and by actions that take our social and moral values into account in building our own systems. The book extensively draws from the world literature making an essential inspirational reading. YOU ARE BORN TO BLOSSOM by A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM/ ARUN TIWARI: Uncover your potential to bloom with YOU ARE BORN TO BLOSSOM, co-authored by A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM and ARUN TIWARI. This book inspires readers to embrace their unique talents, fulfill their aspirations, and contribute meaningfully to the world. Key Aspects of the Book YOU ARE BORN TO BLOSSOM by A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM/ ARUN TIWARI: Individual Potential: Explore Kalam and Tiwari's insights on recognizing and nurturing one's innate talents and abilities. Personal Growth: Gain insights into how embracing self-discovery, continuous learning, and perseverance leads to personal and professional growth. Impactful Living: Discover their guidance on living a purposeful life, contributing to society, and making a positive difference. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM and ARUN TIWARI collaborate in YOU ARE BORN TO BLOSSOM to empower individuals to unlock their potential. The book encourages readers to pursue their aspirations and contribute to a better world.
