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India in the Heart, World on the Mind

I think this is worth checking out!


After all, a fun activity book is always a winner with kids!

The World Tour Mystery by Manjula Padmanabhan (Tulika Books, 2011)

"As the idea of the Monuments book continued to twitch and grow inside my mind, I and Tulika began to see that difference/sameness are a really important part of traveling too. After all, people in other countries look different and have unique local costumes, yet -- as we see in the book -- tourists look the same wherever they go! When we line up to board an aircraft, we see hundreds of people, some young, some old, some funny, some strange: yet for all the differences, we can also see so much that's the same: we all drink water, for instance; little babies of all nationalities scream in the same language; everyone looks grumpy if there's a long queue for the toilet."

Click here to find out more about this puzzle book. :o)

Also. . .


I wish I could visit. :o( :o( :o(

P.S. The cover of The World Tour Mystery reminds me of the banner for this blog. Heeheehee.
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  1. Prissy ChrissyOctober 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    We'd love to see you curled up with Tulika books here in our new bookstore Tarie :) And yes I see the resemblance to the blog banner too! :D

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  2. Tarie SabidoOctober 25, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    One day I will go to Chennai. So many good children's book publishers there!

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  3. MardelOctober 26, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    "little babies of all nationalities scream in the same language" = So true, so very very true. I loved this part. :)

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  4. Tarie SabidoOctober 26, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Me too. ~^o^~

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