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Out of the Way! Out of the Way!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Out of the Way! Out of the Way!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List A young boy spots a baby tree growing in the middle of a dusty path in his village. He carefully places rocks around it as the local mango seller rushes past shouting, "Out of the way! Out of the way!" As the tree grows bigger, people and animals traverse the path until it becomes a lane, flowing like a river around the tree— getting out of its way. Over time, the lane becomes a road, and a young man crossing the road with his children remembers the baby tree from long ago. By the time he is an old man, the tree has become a giant. The city traffic continues to rattle past, noisier and busier than ever, but sometimes the great tree works its magic, and people just stop, and listen. In this simple, lyrical story, a wide-spreading tree and a busy road grow simultaneously, even as time passes and the footsteps of people and animals give way to speeding cars, buses and trucks. The illustrations, in pen-and-ink with vibrant blocks of color, have a classic folk-art feel. The author and illustrator, who really do share the same name (except for the last letter!), have always wanted to do a book together. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

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1554982103

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Look! Look!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Look! Look!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way! When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, “Look! Look!” The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to villages nearby, and more and more people join in, until the digging reveals steps that lead down to an ancient well. At the bottom, there’s even a little water! When the rains come, they cause an underground spring to flow once again, filling the ancient well with fresh, clean water and greening the surrounding fields. Lyrical writing and lively, richly colored art come together once again in this compelling story that embraces community, nature and the passage of time. Includes an author’s note about ancient step wells and their potential to help handle floods and provide water. Key Text Features illustrations author’s note Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

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1773069330

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Dancing on Walls

By: Shamim Padamsee,Uma Krishnaswamy

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Dancing on Walls

By: Shamim Padamsee,Uma Krishnaswamy

The Wall Paintings Of The Warli People Of Maharashtra Are Famous Worldwide For Their Simplicity And Their Liveliness. Beginning With The Story Of Little Shirvi Who Wants To Give Her Parents A Happy Surprise, Author Shamim Padamsee Takes A Whimsical Journey Into How The Art May Have Been Born. And Along That Journey, Shirvi Meets The Magical Moon People...

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Tulika Books

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8181463587

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Look! Look!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Out of the Way! Out of the Way!

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Two at the Top

A Shared Dream of Everest

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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A Shared Dream of Everest

By: Uma Krishnaswami

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn’t make it. Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew up tending his father’s bees. He climbed his first mountain at sixteen and has climbed all over the world ever since. He tries Everest, with no success. In 1953, the two men set out on the same expedition to climb Everest. Their party numbers four hundred, counting all the guides and porters. But the climb is grueling, and eventually Norgay and Hillary are the only two determined to continue. They tramp over windswept glaciers, crawl across rope bridges, hack footholds in the ice ... until finally they reach the top of the world! This remarkable true adventure story, told in a dual narrative, includes illustrated backmatter rich in geography, history and science. Key Text Features author’s note bibliography facts further reading historical context illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

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Groundwood Books Ltd

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1773066226

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The Closet Ghosts

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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The Closet Ghosts

By: Uma Krishnaswami

Uma Krishnaswami effortlessly weaves motifs from Indian mythology into this bubbly story of ultimately finding comfort in a new place.

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Children's Book Press

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0892392088

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C.V. Raman

A Biography

By: Uma Parameswaran

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C.V. Raman

A Biography

By: Uma Parameswaran

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, 1888-1970, Indian physicist and Nobel Prize winner.

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Penguin Books India

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0143066897

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9780143066897

Bright Sky, Starry City

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Bright Sky, Starry City

By: Uma Krishnaswami

A little girl and her father have an opportunity to appreciate the wonders of the night sky. Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night — Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappointment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear. Phoebe and her dad and all kinds of people spill into the street. And there, in the bright night sky, the splendor of the planets and a multitude of stars are revealed for all to see. An illustrated afterword includes information about the solar system, planetary conjunctions and rings, moons, telescopes and light pollution. A glossary and recommended further reading are also included. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

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Groundwood Books Ltd

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1554984068

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Naming Maya

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Naming Maya

By: Uma Krishnaswami

When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather's house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.

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Macmillan

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0374354855

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9780374354855

Threads of Peace

How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Threads of Peace

How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World

By: Uma Krishnaswami

“Inviting and original.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of social revolution? A lawyer and activist, tiny of stature with giant ideas, in British-ruled India at the beginning of the 20th century. A minister from Georgia with a thunderous voice and hopes for peace at the height of the civil rights movement in America. Born more than a half-century apart, with seemingly little in common except one shared wish, both would go on to be icons of peaceful resistance and human decency. Both preached love for all human beings, regardless of race or religion. Both believed that freedom and justice were won by not one, but many. Both met their ends in the most unpeaceful of ways—assassination. But what led them down the path of peace? How did their experiences parallel...and diverge? Threads of Peace keenly examines and celebrates these extraordinary activists’ lives, the threads that connect them, and the threads of peace they laid throughout the world, for us to pick up, and weave together.

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336

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Simon and Schuster

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1481416804

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9781481416801

Gandhi's Pilgrimage of Faith

From Darkness to Light

By: Uma Majmudar

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Gandhi's Pilgrimage of Faith

From Darkness to Light

By: Uma Majmudar

Millions around the world revere Mahatma Gandhi, yet only a few know the man Mohandas Gandhi and the internal journey of his soul. This pioneering book fills the spiritual void in Gandhian literature by focusing on the soul and the substance of the man. Uma Majmudar shows that, contrary to popular belief, Gandhi's rise to greatness was not meteoric; it was, rather, a continuous process of faith development, punctuated by conflicts, crises, and turning points. Using James W. Fowler's theory of "Stages of Faith" as a guide, Majmudar undertakes the first developmental study to analyze the fundamental role of faith in transforming Gandhi's life. She proposes that the power that nourished Gandhi's soul was his ever-growing faith in the ultimate triumph of Truth and in the innate Godliness of the human soul. Along with making an invaluable contribution to numerous cross-cultural disciplines, the book also offers something special to those wishing to embark on their own faith developmental journey, guided by Gandhi's example. "Majmudar wants us to touch and feel Gandhi. He is not on a pedestal, he is not made of granite or bronze, he is warm and vulnerable." — from the Foreword by Rajmohan Gandhi

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State University of New York Press

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0791483517

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9780791483510

Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting Vol.-I (Financial Accounting)

By: Pillai R.S.N, Bagavathi & Uma S.

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Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting Vol.-I (Financial Accounting)

By: Pillai R.S.N, Bagavathi & Uma S.

For the Students of B.Com., M.Com., BBA., CA., ICWA, CAIIB., Cs and Various Diploma and certificate Examinations.

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1016

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S. Chand Publishing

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8121926629

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9788121926621

Chachaji's Cup

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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Chachaji's Cup

By: Uma Krishnaswami

A boy learns about his family history and the Partition of India from his great uncle, through stories told over a beloved old teacup.

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Children's Book Press

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0892391782

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Two at the Top

A Shared Dream of Everest

By: Uma Krishnaswami

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A Shared Dream of Everest

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Groundwood Books Ltd

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1773066226

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Rasayana for Childcare: Joy of Herbs and Healing

By: Padma Venkat,Subrahmanya Kumar,Uma Magal

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Rasayana for Childcare: Joy of Herbs and Healing

By: Padma Venkat,Subrahmanya Kumar,Uma Magal

This is a book of herbal recipes for childcare based on a concept in Ayurveda called Rasayana. Rasayana deals with methods to live long and live well. The recipes selected can be prepared at home using ingredients from the kitchen, garden, supermarkets or Indian stores. The book includes stories woven over the ages around these herbs, legends that they star in, their vernacular names and citations from ancient Ayurveda Materia Medica that reveal the nature of the Rasayana herbs. The beautiful photographs of plants, interesting hand-drawn illustrations and tit-bits are a celebration of the cultural history associated with the herbs. The book will not only be a pleasure to read and use but also a treasure to keep for young mothers and children’s care-givers.

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118

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Partridge Publishing

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1482850710

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9781482850710

Inspirations

Legends Leave...Legacies Live On...

By: Uma Balu

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Inspirations

Legends Leave...Legacies Live On...

By: Uma Balu

The key to motivate someone in becoming who you are is Inspiration. Without inspiration, one cannot attain the very goal of life. And behind every inspiration, there comes those individual who has their own share of getting you inspired with. Influencing me in every step of the life in becoming who I am now, are some of those inspirational people who potrayed their own sucess in me. This book is all about have those wonderful people acknowledged as a token of appreciation from me. This is all about getting inspired and be who you are always destined to be. Through Inspiration...

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