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A Brahmin's Castles in the Air AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This is the story of the young brahmin who prefers to lie back and dream his big dreams. He is rather poor in material wealth, but very rich in his imagination. lTITLE: A History of India for Children AUTHOR: Dalal, Roshen GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: A Nick of Time Lesson Packet for The Ringdoves, retold by Gloria Kamen AUTHOR: Nick of Time GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: Oakley: Nick of Time, 1993 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Anni's Indian Diary AUTHOR: Axworthy, Anni GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge: Whispering Coyote, 1992 COUNTRY: India NOTES: As she shares her vacation to India with us, she gives us impressions of every day life in the country, with mementos such as stamps, postcards, tickets and receipts. lTITLE: Ashoka AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Ashoka AUTHOR: Calliope GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: All ages PUBLISHER: Petersborough: Cobblestone Publishing, Inc., 2001 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Vol.10, Number 5, January 2000 lTITLE: Children's Books on India AUTHOR: Educational Resources Center GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of South Asian Studies PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Kumar Printers Pvt. Ltd. COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Children's Books on India: An Annotated Bibliography AUTHOR: Nayak and Singh GENRE: bibliography GRADE LEVEL: Teachers PUBLISHER: New York, Delhi: Educational Resources Center COUNTRY: India NOTES: Lists American- and Indian-published texts in the categories: early grades; epics, myths, and trad. Tales, fiction; and non-fiction lTITLE: Colonialism AUTHOR: GENRE: Non-Fiction GRADE LEVEL: 6-9 PUBLISHER: New York, Cambridge Book Company, 1974 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 AUTHOR: Thapar, Romila GENRE: Non-Fiction GRADE LEVEL: Teachers 9-12 PUBLISHER: Berkeley & Los Angeles: The Penguin Press, 2002 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Echoes of Freedom AUTHOR: Center for South Asian Studies and Doe Library, UC Berkeley GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: All ages PUBLISHER: Berkeley: CSAS, 2001 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in California, 1899-1965 AUTHOR: University of California, Berkeley GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Center for South Asia Studies, 2001 COUNTRY: NOTES: Cultural study lTITLE: Emperor Ashoka of India: What Makes A Ruler Legitimate? AUTHOR: Johnson, Jean Elliot and Donald James GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 7-12 PUBLISHER: Los Angeles: National Center for History in the Schools - UCLA, 1998 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Fat Gopal AUTHOR: Singh, Jacquelin GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Orlando: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Publishers COUNTRY: India NOTES: A clever court jester helps his master solve a seemingly impossible task given him by an Indian ruler, a Nawab. lTITLE: Favorite Fairy Tales Told in India AUTHOR: Haviland, Virginia GENRE: fairy tale collection GRADE LEVEL: 3-6 PUBLISHER: New York: Beech Tree Books, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Favorite Fairy Tales Told in India AUTHOR: Haviland, Virginia GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New York: Beech Tree, 1973 COUNTRY: India NOTES: These wonderful tales are filled with animals and generous and greedy kings who make the tales entertaining and enchanting. lTITLE: First Person, Second Person: A Selection of Poems from the Work of 'Agyeya' AUTHOR: Vatsyayan, Sachchidananda and Nathan, Leonard GENRE: Poetry GRADE LEVEL: 9-up PUBLISHER: Berkeley, Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Folk Tales of India AUTHOR: Learners Press GENRE: Children's Folktale Collection GRADE LEVEL: 3-7 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Learners Press, 1995 COUNTRY: India NOTES: From Learners Press Folk Tales Series lTITLE: Folk Tales of India: Rajasthan AUTHOR: Learners Press GENRE: Children's Folktale Collection GRADE LEVEL: 3-6 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Learners Press, 1995 COUNTRY: India NOTES: From Learners Press Folk Tales Series lTITLE: Folk Tales of Rajasthan AUTHOR: Chaudhury, P.C. Roy GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Learners Press, Ltd, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: A collection of folktales from Rajasthan, India. lTITLE: Folktales of India AUTHOR: Chaudhury, P.C. Roy GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Learners Press Ltd., 1995 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Hanuman AUTHOR: Jendressen, Erik and Joshua M. Greene GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 1998 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Based on Valmiki's Ramayana, this is the story of Hanuman, the monkey hero, who believed he had lost all of his magic. lTITLE: Hanuman: The Messenger God AUTHOR: Rambachan, Anantanand GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: Eagan: Vijnana Publications, 1992 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Hanuman: The Messenger of God AUTHOR: Rambachan, Anantanand GENRE: mythology GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 PUBLISHER: Eagan, MN: Vijnana Publications, 1990 COUNTRY: India NOTES: The Hanuman episodes of the Ramayana;substantial but not imposing citations in Sanskrit (with brief intro on pronunciation) for students curious about other languages lTITLE: Heart of Gold - A Jataka Tale AUTHOR: Dharma Publishing Editorial Staff GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Oakland: Dharma Press, 1989 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Hinduism AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Religion GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: NOTES: Cultural study lTITLE: Hinduism AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: short textbook GRADE LEVEL: 7-10 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Brief description of Hinduism lTITLE: India (3 volumes) AUTHOR: H.H.E.C GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Thomas Press COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Architecture AUTHOR: Grover Satish GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: Bombay: Welcomgroup COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Cities AUTHOR: Singh Kishore GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Civilisation AUTHOR: Professor Kumar, Ravinder GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Classical Music AUTHOR: Dr.Mutatkar, Sumati GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Fairs & Festivals AUTHOR: Butalia, Urvashi GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Science & Technology AUTHOR: Department of Science and Technology, Gov't of India GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Sculpture and Painting AUTHOR: Dr. Gupta, S.P GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: Bombay: Welcomgroup COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Theatre AUTHOR: Festival of India Committee GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-up PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Wildlife AUTHOR: Thapar, Valmik GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Know India: Women Today AUTHOR: Singh, Nalini GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 PUBLISHER: India: Cross Section Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Lights for Gita AUTHOR: Gilmore, Rachna GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Gardiner: Tilbury House, Publishers, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Recently immigrated from India, Gita is looking forward to celebrating Divali, a Hindu festival of lights, in her new home. lTITLE: Lives of Destiny AUTHOR: Murthi, R.K. GENRE: Non-fiction GRADE LEVEL: 3-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Cultural study lTITLE: Lost Civilizations: Ancient India: Land of Mystery AUTHOR: Time Life Books GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: K-8 PUBLISHER: Time-Life Books, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Mahabharata (parts 1-12) AUTHOR: Bhanot, T.R and Verma K.L GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 PUBLISHER: India: Dreamland Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture AUTHOR: Ruckert, George E. GENRE: Textbook GRADE LEVEL: 9 - adult PUBLISHER: Oxford, New York: Oxford UP COUNTRY: India (Rajasthan) NOTES: Informative and effectively organized textbook, with lots of examples; INCLUDES CD lTITLE: Music in South India AUTHOR: Viswanathan & Allen GENRE: GRADE LEVEL: 10-12, adult PUBLISHER: Oxford, New York: Oxford UP, 2004 COUNTRY: South India NOTES: With CD lTITLE: Nado and Zangmo: Two Children of Bhutan AUTHOR: Lodey, Jigme GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Bhutan: UNICEF, 1996 COUNTRY: Bhutan NOTES: lTITLE: One Grain of Rice AUTHOR: Demi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New York: Scholastic Press, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: In this mathematical folktale, a reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl. lTITLE: Performing Arts in India AUTHOR: Wade, Bonnie C. GENRE: Non-fiction GRADE LEVEL: 12 and over PUBLISHER: Lanham: University Press of America, 1983 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Collection of Essays lTITLE: Ramayan AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Ramayan AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: mythology (summary) GRADE LEVEL: 7-10 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Short summary of plot and cultural/social context of epic lTITLE: Ramayana (parts 1-12) AUTHOR: Bhanot, T.R and Gopal Ganesh GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 PUBLISHER: India: Dreamland Publications COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Ramayana in the Arts of Asia AUTHOR: Khan, Garrett GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: All ages PUBLISHER: Singapore: Select Books Pte Ltd, 2000 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Collection of Folktale Art lTITLE: Ramayana: A Journey AUTHOR: Prime, Ranchor GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: London: Welcome Rain, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This abridged edition retells the story of Rma's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other, and his spiritual voyage as man and god. A series of adventures test his faith and courage to the utmost, as he embarks on a perilous q lTITLE: Siddhartha Gautam, "Buddha" AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Religion GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1990 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: South Asia Film Guide: Fourth Edition AUTHOR: Center for South Asia Studies GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers PUBLISHER: Berkeley: International & Area Studies, 2001 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: South Asia Film Guide: Third Edition AUTHOR: Center for South Asia Studies GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: college-up PUBLISHER: Berkeley, International & Area Studies, 1999 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: South Asia Resource Directory AUTHOR: Center for South Asia Studies GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teacher 0f 9-12 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: CSAS, 2001 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: South Asia Resource Directory, Third Edition AUTHOR: Center for South Asian Studies (2 copies) GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-12 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: CSAS, 1999 COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: South Asian Film Guide: Second Edition AUTHOR: Center for South Asia Studies GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: college-up PUBLISHER: Berkeley, International & Area Studies COUNTRY: NOTES: lTITLE: Stories About This & That AUTHOR: Punja, Shobita GENRE: Children's Folktale Collection GRADE LEVEL: 3-6 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Penguin, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Traditional Indian tale as related to author by her grandfather, a children's tale writer and Indian Railways employee lTITLE: Stories About This & That AUTHOR: Punja, Shobita GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Penguin, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Stories From Premchand AUTHOR: Madhuban Resource Books GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: Jangpura: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1986 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This collection will help introduce young adults to human stories about India and its rural environment. lTITLE: Stories from Premchand AUTHOR: Premchand, Munshi GENRE: stories for children GRADE LEVEL: 4-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House, 1986 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Stories by important early 20th-century Hindi writer lTITLE: Stories from The Legend of Krishna AUTHOR: Weinheimer, George GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 5-9 PUBLISHER: New York: Educational Resource Center, 1977 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Stories of Rama AUTHOR: Pancharatna Series GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-8 PUBLISHER: Mumbai: India House Limited, 1998 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This book consists of five titles on the legendary ideal king, Rama, all told in comic strip form. lTITLE: Tales from the Panchatantra AUTHOR: Clark, Leonard GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: London: Evans Brother Limited, 1979 COUNTRY: India NOTES: The Panchatantra is a classic collection of Indian folk tales. This book captures the enchantment of India and the fascinating characters depicted in them. lTITLE: Tales from the Panchatantra AUTHOR: Clark, Leonard GENRE: folk tales GRADE LEVEL: 7-12 PUBLISHER: London: Evans Bros., 1979 COUNTRY: India NOTES: The Classic Indian folk tales retold for children with many beautiful illustrations by Jeroo Roy lTITLE: Tales to Remember AUTHOR: Mukherjee, Sondwip (trans.) GENRE: folk tales GRADE LEVEL: 4-7 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1996 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Retold folk tales lTITLE: Tales to Remember AUTHOR: Mukherjee, Sondwip GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Vikas Publishing, 1996 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Tales to Remember AUTHOR: Madhuban Resource Books GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Jangpura: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd., 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Teachers' Guide for Ashoka AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Teachers' Guide for Hinduism AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Teachers' Guide for Siddhartha Gautam, "Buddha" AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Teaching About India AUTHOR: The American Forum For Global Education GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: New York: The American Forum for Global Education, 1994 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Teaching and Learning About India AUTHOR: The Clio Project - Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-12 PUBLISHER: Berkeley, 1988 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Blue Jackal AUTHOR: Sharma, Rashmi GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Berkeley: Vidya Books, 1992 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Flute Player And Other Stories AUTHOR: Mukherjee, Sondwip GENRE: children's tales GRADE LEVEL: 4-7 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1996 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Original, modern Indian short stories for children lTITLE: The Flute Player and Other Stories AUTHOR: Madhuban Resource Books GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Jangpura: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd., 1996 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This wonderful collection of thirteen stories, full of suspense and adventure, has many surprises in store for young readers. lTITLE: The Indus Valley: National Curriculum History - Key Stage 2 AUTHOR: Commonwealth Institute GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: London: Commonwealth Institute, 1995 COUNTRY: Indus Valley NOTES: lTITLE: The Iron Ring AUTHOR: Alexander, Lloyd GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997 COUNTRY: India NOTES: When Tama, the young king of Sundari, loses a dice game, he loses everything-his kingdom, its riches, and even the right to call his life his own. He sets out on a journey to make good on his debt and travels through a rich landscape and experiences wild lTITLE: The Living Arts of India: Indian Fairs and Festivals AUTHOR: Smithsonian Institution and the UN Children's Fund GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: 9-up PUBLISHER: Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1986 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Mythic Impulse: Gods and Animals in Indian Art AUTHOR: Asian Art Museum GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: Teachers of K-5 PUBLISHER: San Francisco, 2000 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Ramakian AUTHOR: The Thai Government Lottery Office GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: All ages PUBLISHER: Thailand: The Government Lottery Office of Thailand, 1977 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Ramayana AUTHOR: Narayan, R.K. GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: New York: Penguin Books, 1972 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Ramayana AUTHOR: Narayan, R. K. GENRE: mythology GRADE LEVEL: 9 - adult PUBLISHER: New York: Penguin, 1972 COUNTRY: India NOTES: Shortened, modern-prose version; suggested by the Tamil version of 11th-c. poet Kamban lTITLE: The Ringdoves AUTHOR: Kamen, Gloria GENRE: Folklore/Mythology GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New York: Atheneum, 1988 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This is one of the tales from the Fables of Bidpai, which have spread from India to the Near East. In this tale, a crow and a mouse, two unlikely friends, work together to outwit the hunter in order to save their friends. lTITLE: The Room of the Roof AUTHOR: Bond, Ruskin GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1956 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: The Room on the Roof AUTHOR: Bond, Ruskin GENRE: YA novel GRADE LEVEL: 4-8 PUBLISHER: New Delhi: Penguin, 1956 COUNTRY: India NOTES: YA novel about 16-year-old Anglo-Indian boy; written when the author was 17, the work rec'd the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize lTITLE: The Story of Wali Dad AUTHOR: Rodanas, Kristina GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1988 COUNTRY: India NOTES: This is a charming tale of generosity and its surprising results in an imaginary, magical India lTITLE: The Vee Family in Little Vee is Born in America AUTHOR: Vijaykar, Mona GENRE: Fiction GRADE LEVEL: K-5 PUBLISHER: Fremont: Tri Color Books, 1991 COUNTRY: India NOTES: lTITLE: Women In India AUTHOR: Reese, Lyn GENRE: Resource GRADE LEVEL: college-up PUBLISHER: Berkeley, Women in World History, 2001 COUNTRY: India NOTES: |