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Title
The Tales of Dwipa (40932)
Physical Illustrated; 75 pages
Produced 2022
Distributor Breakwater Books (1754)
Audience Intermediate, Junior High (IJ)
Collection Professional Library
Synopsis "Through a framework of traditional tales, fantastic creatures struggle with issues of marginalization, opening discussion for parents and children in an accessible form. The Tales Of Dwipa is a collection of short stories adapted from the Panchatantra, a collection of simple, engaging, and interrelated animal tales penned by Pandit Vishnu Sharma in the hopes of awakening the dim intelligence of a powerful Indian kings idle sons. The ancient stories of the Panchatantra still find meaning in todays world despite originating in India before 300 BCE. These stories are set in a Canadian context with topical themes, bringing together two distinct culturesIndian and Canadianfor the most impressionable minds of our society."-OCLC.
Author Dixit, Prajwala
Added autho Major, Duncan
Dimensions 24 cm
ISBN# 9781550819274
Pub. Loc. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stmt Resp Prajwala Dixit ; illustrations by Duncan Major.
Subjects Fables; Canadian authors; Fables—India; Folklore—India; Mythical animals—Folklore; Major, Duncan,—illustrator(A); English Language Learners(CK); English/Language Arts; Picture Books(CK)
Call# 398.2 DIX
Holdings
Book 1 copy
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