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  • Book Uncle and Me

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 1 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature AwardAn award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Threads of Peace

    How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    “Inviting and original.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of social revolution?A lawyer and activist, tiny of stature with giant ideas, in British-ruled India at the beginning of the 20th ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Two at the Top

    A Shared Dream of Everest

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Christopher Corr ...
    Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn’t make it ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Look! Look!

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy ...
    A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way!When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, “Look! Look!” The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Many Windows

    Six Kids, Five Faiths, One Community

    by Rukhsana Khan ...
    In the midst of global turmoil, with people of various faiths in major conflict, three friends—a Muslim, a Christian and a Hindu—decided to write a book. Many Windows is a book about young people who are friends despite their religious differences. It’s a book about celebrations, that ultimately celebrates community. Many Windows is a collection of seven stories about six children who are in the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Birds on the Brain

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 2 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    The sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event when the mayor tries to shut it down.Reeni is wild about birds! So when she and her best friend, Yasmin, have to pick a survey topic for a school project, asking their neighbors what they know about birds is an obvious choice. They are shocked to learn that no one — not one ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Sunshine Project

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 3 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn’t love having to speak up — as his karate sensei says, best fight, no fight. Still, Anil wishes his classmate Mohan would stop picking on ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Sunshine Project

    Explores Climate Action, Solar Power and the Importance of Environmental Awareness Among Young Children | Ages 8+

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn't love having to speak up—as his karate sensei says, best fight, no fight. Still, Anil wishes his classmate Mohan would stop picking on him.Then Anil learns where the city is planning to build a new solar panel factory. More sustainable energy is good news—but this factory will threaten ... Read more

    $2.51 USD

  • The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Abigail Halpin ...
    Rose petal milk shakes and a world of surprises awaits Dini when her family moves to India in this spirited novel with Bollywood flair.Eleven-year old Dini loves movies—watching them, reading about them, trying to write her own—especially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood movies where you don’t need to know the language to get what’s going on. But when her mother reveals some big news, it does not at ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Closet Ghosts

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Shiraaz Bhabha ...
    When a young girl named Anu has trouble adjusting to her new home and school, she calls upon Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, for help vanquishing the ghosts in her closet.Moving to a new place is hard enough without finding a bunch of mean, nasty ghosts in your closet. This looks like a job for Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, who can change shape in the blink of an eye and chase goblins and demons ... Read more

    $11.95 USD

  • Naming Maya

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    In this compelling first novel, a young Indian American girl finally learns that she can choose which memories to keep and which to let go.Although Maya has done her best to avoid it, she is spending part of her summer in Chennai, India, with her mother, who is trying to sell her grandfather's old house. Soon Maya is drawn into a complicated friendship with eccentric Kamala Mami, who has been a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Monsoon

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Jamel Akib ...
    "An expressive story about seasons, extremes, and waiting." - Kirkus ReviewsChildren play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watching, waiting for those magical clouds to bring their gift of rain to the land. Through the observations of one young girl, the scents and sounds, the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD