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| Author | : Ray |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books India |
| Total Pages | : 122 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0143330918 |
Twelve Timeless Stories By A Master Storyteller The Creator Of Immortal Films, Satyajit Ray Was Also A Writer Of Great Repute. In This Collection Are Some Of His Most Extraordinary And Gripping Stories That Will Take Readers To Realms Of Adventure, Fantasy And Horror. While &Lsquo;Bonku Babu&Rsquo;S Friend&Rsquo; Deals With A Mofussil Schoolteacher&Rsquo;S Encounter With A Friendly And Somewhat Awkward Alien, &Lsquo;Anath Babu&Rsquo;S Terror&Rsquo; Is The Tale Of A Ghost Hunter&Rsquo;S Foray Into A Haunted House. Meet Bipin Chowdhury, Who Seems To Be Suffering From A Most Disagreeable Bout Of Amnesia, And Read The Amazing Story Of A Carnivorous Plant With A Monstrous Appetite In &Lsquo;The Hungry Septopus&Rsquo;. This Collection Also Includes Two Stories Featuring Everyone&Rsquo;S Favourite Detective, Feluda.&Nbsp; Published Originally In Bengali As Ek Dojon Goppo, This Collection&Mdash;The First In A Series Of Short Stories Written By The Master Storyteller&Mdash;Is Funny, Sinister And Intriguing By Turns And Truly A Must-Have. &Nbsp;
| Author | : SATYAJIT. RAY |
| Publisher | : Puffin |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2021-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780143447030 |
Celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray A classic keepsake edition, featuring 12 fascinating stories by a master storyteller Featuring Ray's original artwork Another Dozen Stories brings to you the magical, bizarre, spooky and sometimes astonishing worlds created by Satyajit Ray, featuring an extraordinary bunch of characters! While 'The McKenzie Fruit' trails a humble man trying to leave his mark in history, 'Worthless' is a moving story about a seemingly hapless character not quite able to win the confidence of his family. Meet Professor Hijibijbij, the eccentric scientist bent on creating living replicas of peculiar creatures and follow Master Angshuman into a nail-biting and unexpected adventure on the sets of his very first film. This collection includes twelve hair-raising stories that will leave you asking for more! Translated for the very first time into English by noted translator Indrani Majumdar, this edition is a tribute to Ray's immaculate literary genius and a gift for his many fans and followers on the centenary of his birth.
| Author | : Satyajit Ray |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2021-05-02 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9390914531 |
Celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray A classic keepsake edition, featuring 12 fascinating stories by a master storyteller Featuring Ray's original artwork Another Dozen Stories brings to you the magical, bizarre, spooky and sometimes astonishing worlds created by Satyajit Ray, featuring an extraordinary bunch of characters! While 'The McKenzie Fruit' trails a humble man trying to leave his mark in history, 'Worthless' is a moving story about a seemingly hapless character not quite able to win the confidence of his family. Meet Professor Hijibijbij, the eccentric scientist bent on creating living replicas of peculiar creatures and follow Master Angshuman into a nail-biting and unexpected adventure on the sets of his very first film. This collection includes twelve hair-raising stories that will leave you asking for more! Translated for the very first time into English by noted translator Indrani Majumdar, this edition is a tribute to Ray's immaculate literary genius and a gift for his many fans and followers on the centenary of his birth.
| Author | : Satyajit Ray |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2015-07-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9352141229 |
Scintillating stories from storyteller extraodinaire, Satyajit Ray Join Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, eccentric genius and scientist, on an incredible world tour as he confronts a daring doppelgänger, undertakes an experiment to create gold, unravels the mystery of a scientist’s loss of memory and visits an unknown island to look for an amazing fruit, amongst many other escapades. Featuring the indomitable Professor Shonku and a bunch of madcap characters, these brilliantly translated stories bring alive the magic of Satyajit Ray’s imaginative world. To add more to the charm of the anthology are some of Ray’s unique illustrations. Get ready for some hair-raising fun with the weird and wonderful Professor Shonku, whose exploits have held readers spellbound for over five decades.
| Author | : Harsha Bhogle |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books India |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2021-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0143331590 |
Get ready for some fabulous fun with these action-packed stories from the sports field! Fancied Orchid School is already 33 for no loss in the three overs before lunch. Can Model School successfully unleash its secret weapon, Anshuman the chess nerd, and win the match? The two towns of Dilshan and Deewar have their prides at stake at the annual kabaddi competition, and when Lt. Aaron, owner of Tasty Buds and baker of delectable cakes, announces he will eat his hat if his town actually wins, it spurs the Dilshan-ites to greater heights. Neeru decides to start playing hockey like her mother to deal with her loss, and discovers there's no therapy like getting some dirt on her spotless whites. Hockey, TT, cricket, golf, basketball; winners, losers, underdogs, bullies, heroes and cheats, Let's Play! The Puffin Book of Sports Stories has them all, and more. Funny, uplifting and moving, this unique collection vividly portrays the heartbreaks and triumphs that are an essential part of playing sports, and is an absolute must-read.
| Author | : Harriet Ziefert |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 38 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781402742460 |
The concepts of "half dozen" and "dozen" are taught by counting items such as pigs, goldfish, socks, and feet.
| Author | : Paul Theroux |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 1978 |
| Genre | : Children's stories |
| ISBN | : |
Lost in a New England snowstorm, a family is sheltered by a mysterious old man who disappears the next morning, leaving behind a magical "Christmas card."
| Author | : Satyajit Ray |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 605 |
| Release | : 2015-07-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9352140818 |
The best short stories of Satyajit Ray Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray’s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguish his films. This collection brings together Ray’s best short stories—including such timeless gems as ‘Khagam’, ‘Indigo’, ‘Fritz’, ‘Bhuto’, ‘The Pterodactyl’s Egg’, ‘Big Bill’, ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ and ‘The Hungry Septopus’—which readers of all ages will enjoy. A collection of forty-nine short stories
| Author | : Barbara Cooney |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 1985-11-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101654929 |
A beloved classic—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, the illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
| Author | : Tomie dePaola |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2006-06-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101996889 |
Tomie dePaola's classic (and hilarious) story of a young cave boy and his mysterious egg. Mama Grunt sends Little Grunt out to find a dozen eggs. All he can find is one huge egg. The egg hatches and out pops a baby dinosaur. Little Grunt names him George. Soon George grows too big for the Grunt family cave, and poor Little Grunt has to send him away. But when the local volcano erupts, there's only one dinosaur who can save the day!
