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A tiger cub has escaped from a reserve in the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India, and Neel, a poor boy from the islands, is determined to find her in order to save her from being captured and sold on the black market by Mr. Gupta and his men.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

After giving four hungry tigers his beautiful new clothes so they won't eat him, Rajani finds them engaged in a fierce fight about who is the grandest, which proves to be their undoing.

A brief biography of Mohandas Gandhi, focusing on his school years, marriage, his life in England and in South Africa, and other topics.

"Presents the biography of Indira Gandhi against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

On a December day in 1969 twins Rahel and Estha, born to a wealthy family living in the province of Kerala, India, find their lives changed after the death of their English cousin who was visiting for the holidays.

Jeff Corwin explores the habitats of India, introducing such animals as the venomous Russell viper, green vine snake, gharial crocodile, rock python, cobras, elephants, monkeys, and sacred cows, with a focus on the relationship between animals and the people of the country.

Nine-year-old Rubina Ali recounts her childhood in the slums of Mumbai and her rise to stardom after being chosen to act in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire.".

An Indian folktale about how Prince Rama rescues his wife from the evil demon king.

Chronicles Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi's life, describing his early years in Gujarat, his work for social reform and for India's independence, his assassination, and the influence of Gandhi and nonviolent resistance on others such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela.