Washoe County Library System

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

A retelling of the well-known tale in which a little Indian boy finally outwits the succession of tigers that want to eat him.

Seven-year-old Bulu describes events surrounding the arrival of two wolf girls at her orphanage, including attempts to teach them to eat properly and to speak.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" during which a very curious mongoose is blamed for the misbehavior of a snake.

The baby animals of the Indian forest can't sleep. SWISH-SWISH! CRACK-TRACK! FLASH-SNAP! goes the storm. Only Mama Elephant's words of wisdom can reassure them, "You're safe with me."

A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.

"When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. The girl orders two cups, and then delights in watching the chaiwala at work--grinding the spices, adding scoops of tea leaves and sugar to the bubbling, boiling milk, then cooling the chai by pouring it from high, back and forth, back and forth--the girl is mesmerized. With a biscuit and a rusk added to their order,...

A young boy and his grandfather find much they can do together on a rainy day during monsoon season in India.