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    Book Uncle and Me

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Book Uncle trilogy

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature AwardAn award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Book Uncle and Me

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 1 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature AwardAn award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Birds on the Brain

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 2 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    The sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event when the mayor tries to shut it down.Reeni is wild about birds! So when she and her best friend, Yasmin, have to pick a survey topic for a school project, asking their neighbors what they know about birds is an obvious choice. They are shocked to learn that no one — not one ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Abigail Halpin ...
    Rose petal milk shakes and a world of surprises awaits Dini when her family moves to India in this spirited novel with Bollywood flair.Eleven-year old Dini loves movies—watching them, reading about them, trying to write her own—especially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood movies where you don’t need to know the language to get what’s going on. But when her mother reveals some big news, it does not at ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Sunshine Project

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Julianna Swaney ...
    Series Book 3 - The Book Uncle trilogy
    In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn’t love having to speak up — as his karate sensei says, best fight, no fight. Still, Anil wishes his classmate Mohan would stop picking on ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Sunshine Project

    Explores Climate Action, Solar Power and the Importance of Environmental Awareness Among Young Children | Ages 8+

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn't love having to speak up—as his karate sensei says, best fight, no fight. Still, Anil wishes his classmate Mohan would stop picking on him.Then Anil learns where the city is planning to build a new solar panel factory. More sustainable energy is good news—but this factory will threaten ... Read more

    $3.25 CAD

  • The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Abigail Halpin ...
    Dini is back from India—with Bollywood star Dolly in tow! But life in the States isn’t all rose petal milk shakes…Dini and Maddie, very best friends, are back in the same country at the same time! Better still, Dolly Singh, the starriest star in all of Bollywood, is in America too. Dini’s only just returned from India, and already life is shaping up to be as delicious as a rose petal milk shake. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Benign Breast Diseases

    by Uma Krishnaswamy ...
    Benign breast disorders and diseases are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Though reliable statistics are not available, the incidence of such disorders, is thought to exceed that of carcinoma breast by a factor of ten or more. Cultural inhibitions often prevent the woman from seeking medical attention for a breast-related problem. Further, non-cancerous conditions are deemed unworthy of ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Look! Look!

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy ...
    A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way!When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, “Look! Look!” The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Closet Ghosts

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Shiraaz Bhabha ...
    When a young girl named Anu has trouble adjusting to her new home and school, she calls upon Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, for help vanquishing the ghosts in her closet.Moving to a new place is hard enough without finding a bunch of mean, nasty ghosts in your closet. This looks like a job for Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, who can change shape in the blink of an eye and chase goblins and demons ... Read more

    $16.42 CAD

  • Monsoon

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    Illustrated by Jamel Akib ...
    "An expressive story about seasons, extremes, and waiting." - Kirkus ReviewsChildren play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle of street and marketplace, everyone is watching, waiting for those magical clouds to bring their gift of rain to the land. Through the observations of one young girl, the scents and sounds, the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Naming Maya

    by Uma Krishnaswami ...
    In this compelling first novel, a young Indian American girl finally learns that she can choose which memories to keep and which to let go.Although Maya has done her best to avoid it, she is spending part of her summer in Chennai, India, with her mother, who is trying to sell her grandfather's old house. Soon Maya is drawn into a complicated friendship with eccentric Kamala Mami, who has been a ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD