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dispatches from the world of the blind
Examines the work of the Braille Without Borders school for the blind in Tibet, founded by Sabriye Tenberken, who is blind herself.

Tenzing

hero of Everest : a biography of Tenzing Norgay
2004
Presents the life and career of mountaineer, Tenzing Norkey focusing on his humble roots, his climb to the summit of Mount Everest, friendships, depression, family, heroism, and his health decline.

Women writing in India

600 B.C. to the present
1991

The Wizard Punchkin

a folk tale from India
1988
Prince Chandra rescues his older brothers from an evil wizard.

The king's choice

a folktale from India
1970
The lion's courtiers persuade him to try camel's meat but the results are unexpected.

The legend of the orange princess

1971
Retells the legend of the Indian princess who appears from an orange each evening but must return to the orange before the light of day touches her.

Sister of my heart

1999
Anju and Sudha, cousins in an upper-caste Calcutta family, grow up together, bonded by fate and heart, but their lives take opposite turns when they are urged into arranged marriages, until tragedy brings them back together again.

Indira Nehru Gandhi, ruler of India

1985
Describes how Indira Gandhi followed her family's tradition of fighting politically for India, became prime minister, and was assassinated by her enemies.

Rama and Sita

a tale from ancient Java
2002
Banished by his father to a dark forest, Prince Rama loses his wife Sita to the demon prince Ravana, but the Monkey King offers to help rescue her.

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