| ID | 009972 |
| Call Number | 891.44371/TAG |
| Title Proper | Rabindranath Tagore: Selected writings for children |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tagore, Rabindranath |
| Edition Statement | 2008 |
| Publication | New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xii, 262p Yellow Spine |
| Note | Among the variety of verses in this collection, many of which are here translated for the first time, are delicate pieces originally written for an innovative Bengali textbook; delightful nonsense poetry and presentations of a child's desires and fantasies; and narrative and didactic poems as simple as they are sober. The book also contains a wealth of illustrations by Rabindranath himself, his circle and the members of the Santiniketan community. |
| Note | Introduction
At the start
Grandfather's holiday
Verses
Flowers
Our Little River
The Voyage
The Runaway City
Bhotan-Mohan
The Flying Machine
The Blaze
The Tiger
The Palm Tree
Sunday
The Unresolved
The Stargazer
The Hero
The Wise Brother
Big and Small
Astronomy
Stories
The Scientist
The King's Palace
The Big News
The Fairy
More-Than-True
The Rats' Feast
Wishes Come True
Plays
The Welcome
The Poet and the Pauper
The Ordeals of Fame
The Extended Family
The Free Lunch
That Man
More verses
Moving Pictures
At Sixes and Sevens
The Invention of Shoes
The King's Son and the King's Daughter
Fragments
Bhajahari
The Builder
Madho
Two Bighas of Land
The Magic Stone
The Fake Fortress
The Captive Hero
The Representative
The Beggar's Bounty
My Childhood
Destruction
Explanations
Notes on texts, dates, and publication
List of illustrations
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| Standard Number | 0195686799 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.220(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 891.44371 |
| Key Words | IGCSE ; Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941 ; Children's stories, Indic (Bengali) |