Kali and the Rat Snake

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Y WORDBÍRD book "'The sensitivity of the narration and the beauty of the illustrations make this book a really valuable gift for a child." The Book Review Kaliandthe RatSnake is about a boy called Kali whose father is a snake-catcher, the best. But what do Kaii's schoolmates care. Ali they seem to think is that Kali is, well, peculiar. Besides, Kali is Teacher's pet. How will Kali ever make friends? In this engaging story, writer Zai Whitaker dips into questions of identity and belonging with such skill and charm that Kaii's forestfilled world comes alive. And Srividya Natarajan's delicate, detailed, warm watercolours make this world the reader's own. Ideál for six years and above. Zai Whitaker grew up in Mumbai in a very special house, and a garden with bullfrogs as big as kittens. Having grown, she spent ten years at the Madras Crocodile Bank and then moved to cold, misty Kodaikanal where she taught young children. She is now Principal of Outreach School, Bangalore, and is alsó... Tovább

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Y WORDBÍRD book "'The sensitivity of the narration and the beauty of the illustrations make this book a really valuable gift for a child." The Book Review Kaliandthe RatSnake is about a boy called Kali whose father is a snake-catcher, the best. But what do Kaii's schoolmates care. Ali they seem to think is that Kali is, well, peculiar. Besides, Kali is Teacher's pet. How will Kali ever make friends? In this engaging story, writer Zai Whitaker dips into questions of identity and belonging with such skill and charm that Kaii's forestfilled world comes alive. And Srividya Natarajan's delicate, detailed, warm watercolours make this world the reader's own. Ideál for six years and above. Zai Whitaker grew up in Mumbai in a very special house, and a garden with bullfrogs as big as kittens. Having grown, she spent ten years at the Madras Crocodile Bank and then moved to cold, misty Kodaikanal where she taught young children. She is now Principal of Outreach School, Bangalore, and is alsó involved with a project in Chennai that helps Irulas like Kali. Her other books include Andamans Boy (published byTulika), Snakes Around Us, and Cobra in myKitchen. Andamans Boy has been translated into Germán and Dutch. Srividya Natarajan began to illustrate children's books to recover from a serious bout of academics. She alsó performs and teaches bharatanatyam. Vissza