{"product_id":"copy-of-where-is-mr-thookam","title":"MAARI - A GIFT FROM THE SKIES","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003cstrong\u003eTitle of book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaari - A gift from the skies\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e Anusha Veluswamy\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShruti Hemani\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Little Dipper Publishing\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e32\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading Ages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e 2-8\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eBlurb\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u003c\/span\u003ePersistent heat waves have left Kanmani's village burnt and bare, but the village is rather busy gearing up for a festival. The village people cautiously prepare decorative pots and the women wrap themselves in bright silk sarees. The men, women, and children bring out their parai and beat the drums joyfully!\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003eWhat could they be celebrating now? Why are they celebrating when the soaring temperature has only brought more bad news to the village? Will there be a drought this vear?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003eMaari - a gift from the skies is a peek into Kanmani's world, her little village in Tamil Nadu. It is a story of finding safety within your community, finding calm in your chaos, and a story about the gentle empathy of nature. This book will also help to begin conversations on Indian folk dances.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003eMaari (Maa-ree) means rain in the Tamil language.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eMaari a gift from the skies was shortlisted for the AGBLF book prize 2023 under the Best children's picture book story category\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Little Dipper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42332394192940,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/0130\/2316\/files\/maariagiftfromtheskies_03.jpg?v=1704183205","url":"https:\/\/handfulbaby.in\/products\/copy-of-where-is-mr-thookam","provider":"Handful baby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}