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Taj Mahal
by Caroline Arnold
J 726.8095 ARN
This picture book tells the love story and building of the world’s most famous and beautiful stately tomb.
In the Heart of the Village : The World of the Indian Banyan Tree
by Barbara Bash
J 583.962 BAS
This picture book paints a vivid picture of the importance of the banyan tree to the people and animals that live under and in its welcoming branches
Mumbai
by Jen Green
J 954.792 GRE
Find out about life, work, school and play in India’s largest city, Mumbai.
We Live in India
by Philippe Godard
J 954 GOD
This book shows India from the views of three children living in different parts of this large country.
Celebrate Diwali
by Deborah Heiligman
J 294.536 HEI
National Geographic presents beautiful, dynamic photographs and brief, lively text about the joyous holiday of Diwali.
What You Will See Inside a Hindu Temple
by Mahendra Jani
J 294.535 JAN
This is a colorful, attractive introduction to one the world largest but most diverse religions, Hinduism.
How to Draw India's Sights and Symbols
by Melody S. Mis
J 743.8995 MIS
This book presents step-by-step directions for drawing the flag and national emblem of India, as well as a Bengal tiger, the Taj Mahal, Buddha and other sights and symbols of India.
The Man-Eatting Tigers of Sundarbans
by Sy Montgomery
J 599.756 MON
This is the story about science and myth, people and tigers, and about different ways of seeing nature.
Snake Charmer
by Ann Whithead Nagda
J 791.8 NAG
This book is about the boy who wants to be like his father when he grows up. He wants to be a snake charmer.
P is for Pakistan
by Shazia Razzak
J 954.91 RAZ
Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a word in Urdu or English that has something to do with Pakistan’s history, culture, or geography.
In the Village of the Elephants
by Jeremy Schmidt
J 636.961 SCH
This book tells the day in the life of a young man and his elephant in a village in Southern India.
Living on the Ganges River
by Louise Spilsbury
J 954.1 SPI
Millions of people live along the Ganges as it flows from the mountains to the ocean. This book focuses on life in the ancient river city of Varanasi and the Hindu religion.
Bangladesh
by Ruth Thomson
J 954.92 THO
Following themes like school, food, daily tasks, and games, this book shows how life in Bangladesh is different than in the United States.
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