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"The Wishing Game" by Meg Shaffer is a magical and heartwarming story about a brave and creative girl named Lucy. Here’s a simple summary suitable for school children: Summary: Lucy Hart lives in a big, old orphanage. Even though life isn’t easy, she stays hopeful and dreams of becoming an artist. She loves a book series called The Wishing Game , written by a mysterious author named Christopher “Kit” Harington. One day, Lucy gets exciting news: she’s been chosen to take part in a special competition called The Wishing Game! This contest is super magical and only for a few lucky children. If Lucy wins, she might get her biggest wish granted. Key Points: Lucy’s Dream: Lucy dreams of being adopted and having a family of her own. She’s also passionate about drawing and wishes to become an artist. The Wishing Game: The competition is full of fun and tricky challenges. Lucy and other children must solve puzzles, complete creative tasks, and face magical adventures. Friendship an...

Rosie as child is very quiet during the day but at night she is a brilliant creator who is good at gadget and gizmos. Rosie invents a contraption as it is one of the unfinished dream of her great grand aunt. But to her dismay, the contraption hovers and crashes out.  Her aunt makes her understand that one truly fails, if one quits.   A brilliant book on STEM Education with beautiful illustration. Its also has strong message that if one has passion for something, they can achieve it. "Believe in yourself " is key to success.

  Amazing story of five brothers who looked exactly same. They each possess a special talent: the first brother can swallow the sea, the second has an unbreakable iron neck, the third can stretch his legs to incredible lengths, the fourth is immune to burning, and the fifth can hold his breath forever. Appealing story which binds the reader and fall under folktale genre. Illustrations of book is broad and attractive.  

Amazing picture Book By Eric Carle which shares journey of a seed form parent plant. It travels long way from different areas such as land, desert and mountains. Not only this it also survives all danger and finally find the suitable fertile land to grow. Then it grows and grows and grows into a huge tree. One day wind blows and thousand seeds begin their journey.

Again a wonderful piece of work by Sandhya Rao who brings marathi folktales with fabulous illustrations. Sonabai the central character of this story lives near a tree which bears sweet berries. She earns by making sweets out of this berries. She was happy and content until this fox named kolaba comes in her life. Author chooses her words appropriately and brings out the folktales around the country with beautiful illustration. This story is one such example. This book is appropriate from grade 1 to grade 9. Good read aloud for Pre- Primary too.

This is story taken from the oral tradition that runs through Bhilala tribe in Madhya Pradesh. Bhilala Tribe believed that there was no land before but only water. The troubled people who were fed up of being wet, prayed god to give them land so that they get dried and remain like this ever. Finally their wishes come true. This book brings out oral tradition of the tribe through words and beautiful illustrations. Picture that we see in book is original mud wall paintings. 

Binya is another child who receives the blue umbrella from foreigner in exchange for her leopard claw pendant. Soon the umbrella become part of her routine. But it doesn't end here, a local shopkeeper, who wants the umbrella and tries every possible way to lure the Binya. His jealousness become obsession. But it is after all Binya's innocence that solves the conflict of the two. Ruskin Bond is everyone first choice as his story connects with all age group. Perfect setting, good characterization, great narration.

This is an engrossing journey of Charlie who wins a golden ticket to chocolate factory of Willy Wonka who is a chocolate lover and inventor. There is lot of mystery around this chocolate factory as it doesn’t have workers. This story answers all the questions like who is Willy Wonka? What happens to Charlie as Chocolate and Chocolate factory is manifestation of every child’s dream?

One important part of scuba diving is calculating the amount of weight you’ll need to descend and ascend safely during a dive, which can be complicated. An incorrectly weighted dive can be very difficult. Why is it important that your weight is right during a dive? Your air consumption will be improved, you’ll have better control of your body and be able to make smooth descents and ascents, you’ll be able to hold your position during safety checks, and you’ll enjoy your dive more. If you are not correctly weighted, there will be signs during your dive. For instance, your streamlining will be off. Streamlining allows you to maintain a horizontal position in the water. If you are overweighed, your chest will be high and your legs will be below, and you will have to inflate your BCD (buoyancy control device) to compensate. If you're underweighted, your legs will be high in the water and your chest will be low and you will have to continuously kick to keep yourself down. This ...

BummBumm Bole A 2010 Hindi film by Priyadarshan, starring Darsheel Safary, is entirely based on Iranian film Children of Heaven. Critical response to the film 'Children of Heaven' was highly positive. Some critics compared it to Vittorio de Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). Roger Ebert's review in the Chicago Sun-Times called it "very nearly a perfect movie for children" that "lacks the cynicism and smart-mouth attitudes of so much American entertainment for kids and glows with a kind of good-hearted purity". In 1998, it became the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, losing to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni. The majority of its US earnings came after the nomination was announced. After the film had become well known worldwide due to the Oscar nomination, it was shown in several European, South American, and Asian countries between 1999 and 2001. It was ...

In India wondrous things always happen: A gusty princess imperils her life so she can rescue her brothers from the land of the magic bird. A clever zamindar's wife sets a demon an impossible task. A brave landowner's wife single-handedly outsmarts a gang of dacoits. In this enchanting collection of India's timeless folk tales retold by author Anupa Lal, dauntless women catch thieves, argue with high-handed kings, outwit presumptuous rats and deal with dangerous demons.