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Children, Media & Education -- Book Reviews & Excerpts

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 Creativity and Education

Educationist/artist Devi Prasad's insightful book on the role of art in education draws on his experience as a teacher of art at the Nayee Talim Educational Institute at Gandhiji's ashram in Sevagram, Ahmedabad. Some excerpts.  
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 Hamid Buys an Eid Present

No mention of Eid is complete without remembering the story of Hamid the orphan boy, in the classic 'Eidgah', by the famous Hindi writer, Munshi Premchand - now in an English translation.  
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 Boyhood by the Sea

Suresh and his friends have grown up beside the sea and they dream of growing up and going fishing for the first time. A fascinating photo-essay by Raghavendra Rao and Sandhya Rao.  
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 Judy All the Way

Few authors deal with the thorny issues of those troubled teenage years with the sensitivity and humour of Judy Blume.  
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 Of Rat Snakes and Boys who are Different

What happens when Kali, a little forest boy, is admitted to a regular school? Read Zai Whitaker's 'Kali and the Rat Snake', to find out...  
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 Far from Potty about Harry Potter

Ten-year-old Moen Sen wonders what the hoopla about the bespectacled character is all about.  
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 Harry Potter Series -- Uniquely Real

In an Enid Blyton book, tragedy rarely exceeds a cut finger. That's where JK Rowling scores with her Harry Potter series, writes 11-year-old Sujit Thomas in a sparkling review.  
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 The Nest

Bringing up a family successfully is the most anxious business of the year for birds. The hazards increase when a long migratory journey precedes nest-building, say writers Salim Ali and Laeeq Futehally.  
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 Tale of a Circus Bear

Golu, the mahout's son, is sad to see the way animals are treated in the circus. His friend, the little bear Bholu, is miserable. One day Golu decides that he has had enough. A heartwarming tale by Pankaj Bisht.  
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 The Final Glacier

Aditya and Devyani discover that their grandfather is off on a trip to Gaumukh, where the mighty Ganga originates, and insist on accompanying him in Sheila Sharma's story of exploration...  
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