Through the observations of one young girl, the scents and sounds, the dazzling colors, and the breathless anticipation of a parched cityscape are vividly evoked during the final days before the welcome arrival of a monsoon in Northern India.
Monsoon
Uma Krishnaswami
Age Level:
6-9 This cheerful picture book presents a day in the life of a bird who was an elephant long ago and has just returned to its small Hindu village in India.
The Bird Who Was an Elephant
Aleph Kamal
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales