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"While attending a swimming lesson with her friends, Callie is magically whisked away to the Indian Ocean! There she finds a young dolphin in trouble, and she knows she has to help. But she's scared of the deep water, and who knows what other animals or sea life might be out there! Can Callie face her fears and save her new friend?"--

Presents three adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle, including "Mowgli's brothers," Kaa's hunting," and "Tiger! Tiger!"

When his daughter loses her kite on the way to the annual kite-flying festival, Farmer Falgu must come up with a clever solution.

The Aldens join in the effort to save a species of big cat. After helping clean up an oil spill in Connecticut, the Aldens are heading to a much cooler climate, where scientists are working to conserve the snow leopard population. With only hundreds left in the world, the Aldens know each animal is important. Can the Aldens do their part to help save this elusive and important animal?

"The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity—an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building...

"When Callie volunteers to help at her cousin's birthday party at an indoor trampoline park, she doesn't expect to end up in a rain forest in India! And if that isn't exciting enough, she soon makes a new friend -- a tiny tiger cub, left behind when its family escaped a flood. The little tiger is bursting with energy, and Callie can't believe her luck -- she's playing with an actual tiger cub! But as the flood water rises, the time for games is running...

"A celebration of family love and the light we share with the world. Diya is excited to be going to India for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. That means she’ll get to spend time with Nani, her beloved grandma, who she hasn’t seen since her family moved from India. Now India is 7,850 miles away… Once Diya arrives in India, she immediately feels at home with Nani. Together they go shopping at the bazaar and prepare for the festival. As Diya...

"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,...

In a Mumbai market, twin detectives Ethan and Ella investigate why a spice seller's spices have suddenly gone bad.

Smashed Pots! Broken Fences! Raja loves his new pet: a mischievous, date-loving, baby camel named Kamal. But his father is fed up and determined to sell it at the next fair.Will Raja find a way to keep Kamal or will they lose each other forever?"--