The Absolutely True Adventures of Daydreamer Dev (omnibus edition, 3 in 1)

The Absolutely True Adventures of Daydreamer Dev (omnibus edition, 3 in 1)
Author: Ken Spillman
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9353056950

Sitting in class or watching clouds from the roof of Kwality Carpets, Dev's flights of fancy land him in challenging environments all over the globe. He brings home notes from his teacher so regularly that Amma only rolls her eyes as she fishes them from his satchel. Baba says that if there were medals for daydreaming, Dev would be an All-India Champion-maybe even an Olympic hero. These action-packed stories transport the reader to three iconic locations, each one testing Dev's survival skills while teaching him to respect environments and cultures that seem alien to him. Follow Dev as he accompanies the ghost of a Sherpa woman on a quest to conquer Mount Everest. Ride with Dev as he traces the Amazon River, which proves much more difficult than going with the flow! Join Dev and his pal OP as they set out from Timbuktu to cross the Sahara on malodorous camels. For Dev and his colourful imagination, it's Access All Areas and No Holds Barred.

Daydreamer Dev Climbs Mount Everest

Daydreamer Dev Climbs Mount Everest
Author: Ken Spillman
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2011-09-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 8184754701

Forever daydreaming – that’s Dev. Sitting in class or watching the clouds from the roof of Kwality Carpets; he floats off to places all over the world and has wonderful; bizarre adventures. Read the fantasies of Daydreamer Dev as he steps into worlds where the totally incredible become totally credible– and more than a little hilarious . . . Pht-pht-pht go the fans in the classroom. Chka-chka-chka go the helicopter’s blades above Dev’s head. . . Light snow falls. A cluster of tents is abuzz with satellite phones; as journalists rush back and forth. It’s base camp at the foot of Mount Everest – and for Dev the summit awaits! Joined by the ghost of a Sherpa woman and armed with only a chocolate bar; Dev tests his wits against the world’s highest mountain. To reach those dizzy heights; he will need to survive an avalanche; brave a blizzard and pass through the Valley of Silence. Will Dev go all the way? And will he get back in time to avoid trouble?

The Astoundingly True Adventures Of Daydreamer Dev

The Astoundingly True Adventures Of Daydreamer Dev
Author: Ken Spillman
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2021-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 939091485X

Dev Dreamer Dev Braves a Volcano Daydreamer Dev Reaches the South Pole Daydreamer Dev Visits the Moon Forever daydreaming-that's Dev. Sitting in class or watching the clouds from the roof of Kwality Carpets, he floats off to places all over the world and has wonderful, bizarre adventures. Mild-mannered schoolboy Dev is no stranger to survival in extreme environments. Classroom trances and home-made flights of fancy take him all over the place-what other kid could have visited Amazon rainforests, summited Mount Everest and crossed the Sahara? Along with the challenges of all this, he also needs to avoid the wrath of teachers and make Amma and Baba proud . . . Not so easy when your brain lives elsewhere! In this volume, three wacky yet adrenaline-filled stories transport the reader into situations they can only dream of. Set out with Dev on a solo expedition to reach the South Pole and report back to his teacher on global warming. Find out which Dev finds more terrifying-going down a volcano or the baffling truth that a girl from his street has arrived there with him! Join Dev and his trivia-mad friend OP as they become the first space stowaways on a moon landing mission. For Dev, it has always been Access All Areas and no holds barred!

The Travel Gods Must Be Crazy

The Travel Gods Must Be Crazy
Author: Sudha Mahalingam
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 935305513X

Ever suffered the collective flatulence of eighty co-passengers while sailing on a serene Asian river? Or called out for rescue in true Bollywood style while locked up in a minaret in Persia? Or had to cross a pack of hyenas en route to the loo? Dreaming of glorious sunrises and architectural marvels in exotic places, Sudha often landed up in situations that were uproariously bizarre or downright dangerous. Tongue firmly in cheek, she recounts her journeys through the raw wildernesses of Borneo and the African savannah, into the deserts of Iran and Uzbekistan, and up the Annapurna and the Pamirs, revealing the quirky side of solo travel to side-splitting effect. Punctuating her droll stories with breathtaking descriptions and stunning photographs, Sudha invites readers on an unexpected and altogether memorable tour around the world!

A Town Called Dehra

A Town Called Dehra
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780143064695

Autobiographical memoirs of Ruskin Bond, Indic author, in Dehradun.

3 Novels

3 Novels
Author: Shashi Deshpande
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780143335115

This title presents three thrilling adventures featuring the indomitable cousins Dinu, Minu, Polly and Ravi. When Ravi comes from Bombay to stay with his three cousins for the summer holidays, little does he realize this is the beginning of a series of exciting events that will test their intelligence and luck. In the first story a string of audacious robberies occur in their usually quiet town. Who is the thief? Is it the sinister Dhondu who seems to hate the children, or is he covering up for someone else? In The Hidden Treasure, the four cousins end up spending their Diwali holiday in Kaka's farm in a village. Village life is fun, especially with their broken-down ancestral mansion to explore. Gradually, the children realize there is something sinister afoot. Who has been digging away in the mansion in the dead of night? Did their ancestor really bury his life's savings in their sprawling ancestral home before joining the 1857 uprising, or is it just a legend? And, if the treasure's still there, will they get to it before the crooks do? In the last novel, it's Dinu, Minu and Polly's turn to visit Bombay and spend the summer with Ravi. bank robber. Soon after, a spate of robberies break out all over Bombay. Is it the same gang at work? Then their friend is kidnapped and the four children find themselves in the midst of a desperate chase...

Little Book of Comfort

Little Book of Comfort
Author: Bond Ruskin
Publisher: Viking
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780670092291

''So I went out into the night, walked up the hill, discovered new things about the night and myself, and came home refreshed. For just as the night has the moon and the stars, so the darkness of the soul can be lit up by small fireflies - such as these calm and comforting thoughts that I have jotted down for you..." Ruskin Bond

The Best of Tagore

The Best of Tagore
Author: Jharna Basu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788176553339

The Kabuliwala sells his wares in the streets of Calcutta, thinking of his little daughter who awaits him in faraway Afghanistan, an elderly stranger charms a group of unruly schoolboys who try to harass him. The lady of wishes passes by just as a father wishes he was his son and his son wishes he was the father-these stories-both commonplace and wildly imaginative are told with charming simplicity by the Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature. This book is the perfect introduction for younger readers to the magical world of Rabindranath Tagore.

Advaita the Writer

Advaita the Writer
Author: Ken Spillman
Publisher: Tulika Books
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2011
Genre: Authors
ISBN: 9788181469663

A story about the love of books, the power of the imagination, of literary heroes and of the birth of dreams.

Jake's Great Game

Jake's Great Game
Author: Ken Spillman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781595726834

"First published by Fremantle Press, Australia in 2011"--Copyright page.