Tales of the Indian

As a child he made up wild and exciting stories and his imagination has been vivid ever since. At school he excelled at English language and told his teachers that he would one day be a writer. After school he did three a-levels at a local sixth form - none of which was English Literature, which he now regrets.

Indian Folk Tales

He went on to graduate from Southbank University in London with a 2: These books range from translated stories from other countries to adventues set in far-flung places. Covering many genres some are great for engaging reluctant readers while others are perfect to entertain those reading above their age. Short stories can be a great way of engaging reluctant readers, or and even introducing confident readers to more advanced stories.

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Eight inspirational stories plucked from the storytelling traditions of eight different countries, bring the fascinatingly diverse culture of the African continent alive. Read more about African Tales: A foolish greedy lion and a disloyal crocodile are two of the animals who get their just deserts in this quirky and beautifully-presented collection of traditional Indian folk tales.

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Discover a world of classic tales from India. Come on a journey with renowned storyteller Jamila Gavin as she writes of great floods, legendary romances, and epic battles between good and evil. This new collection of Hindu tales, including the birth of the gods, tales of creation, and the arrival of humans, is illuminated by Amanda Hall's exquisite artwork, which reflects t Discover a world of classic tales from India.

This new collection of Hindu tales, including the birth of the gods, tales of creation, and the arrival of humans, is illuminated by Amanda Hall's exquisite artwork, which reflects the influence of both classical and contemporary Indian art.

Hardcover , 88 pages. Published September 13th by Templar first published August 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Tales from India , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Jun 20, Kelly H. Maybedog rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a beautiful book, a standard by which any book on creation and cosmological myths should be founded. The stories are simple and straightforward, easy to understand but complex enough to make sense and to provide interest to read further.

Gavin has chosen the tales well and the book is filled with light and dark, anger and happiness, fear and harmony, joy and sorrow. The stories are a good glimpse at the rich mythos and pantheon that make up Hinduism. I found myself appreciating the beaut This is a beautiful book, a standard by which any book on creation and cosmological myths should be founded. I found myself appreciating the beauty of some aspects of the faith in a way I hadn't before. Doing that to someone with a graduate degree in religion who is reading a book aimed at intermediate readers is impressive.

Or maybe I'm just easily wowed. Even better, though were the illustrations. Amanda Hall's artwork looks like it was done by someone who has trained for years in the traditional Hindu methods. While these look simple and two dimensional, they are actually quite complex in structure as consistency of form, shape, color, contrast, and use of space all follow specific rules.

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To make beautiful art that fits those rules is a talent and Hall has it. This artwork could easily hang side by side with the paintings I purchased in Rajastan. Yes I paid several times what I could have because I have sucker written on my forehead and I can't haggle to save my life but this stuff is so beautiful the artists deserve every penny. I like pretend the money actually went to the artists, too. So if you have any interest in Hindu myth or culture, or pretty pictures, check out this book.

Really gorgeous art and production values. I'm not sure what to think of the adaptations, though. I mean, they're well done, and the language is simple enough for children.

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Not very young ones, but maybe and up? I don't have a good sense of these things, and the book provides no guidelines. But like most myths, they are sometimes violent and weird. I think that the main issue with this is that its window of usefulness is a little narrow. A bit violent for very young children, and a bit juv Really gorgeous art and production values.

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A bit violent for very young children, and a bit juvenile for teenagers. But feel free to tell me I'm wrong. View all 3 comments. Oct 22, Izzy rated it it was amazing Shelves: I love this book! The illustrations are beautiful!

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