Life On Mars

By Mary Kay Carson

Recommended for Classes – 4 to 5

Could there have been life on Mars? Learn

about the red planet and find out!

The Festival Storybook

By Juhi Sinha

Recommended for Classes – 4

to 5

Raghu understands the spirit of never giving up

on Diwali…

Munni celebrates the joy of books on Dussehra…

Abdul’s Eid is made special with Kamala Mausi’s

wonderful Eidi gift…

Tina shares her toys in the true spirit of

Christmas…

Four beautiful stories centred around Indian

festivals, to warm the heart and spread festive

cheer. It’s the perfect reason to celebrate!

NEW ARRIVALS (FEBRUARY)

Tell Me How? Answers to

Hundreds of Fascinating

Questions By Chancellor Press

Recommended for Classes 6 to 8

“Tell Me How is full of hundreds of

surprising questions and fascinating

answers which can provide teasing quizzes,

settle arguments, and assist with school

projects. It is an intriguing reference

book for the whole family.

“Red Jaguar on the

Mountain By Ranjit Lal

Recommended for Classes 6 to 8

“The sun went out. The first wisps of

clouds had already reached us. A strange

silvery light from the clouds bathed the

landscape eerily, life some malevolent

eclipse. A stillness fell over the

mountainside and forest, making the leaves

look as though they were the green tunnel

path… and over the still, silent air came the

distinct clink of tools being used. And then

came the revving of a powerful engine. Had I found the Jaguar’s

lair?...” Read further….

Return Fire By Christina Diaz

Gonzalez

Recommended for : 6 to 8

“Who will control destiny?

Cassie Arroyo has the ability to

use the spear of destiny. And

despite knowing the dangers of

such a powerful object. She

uses it to shape the future and

save her father’s life.

It’s a small act, but the

consequences of her choice are

larger than Cassie could ever

have imagined. That one change

produced a chain reaction – and

now. In her visions of the

future. Cassie sees chaos and

death spreading across Rome.

With the help of her friend

Asher, Cassie is determined to

fix the future she’s created … but it’s not going to be simple. The

spear’s been stolen by people who want to use it for their own dark

purposes.

Can Cassie recapture the spear before it’s used against her? And will

she be able to undo the harm she’s caused, or will she only cast the

world into greater chaos? Cassie must figure out how to get destiny

back on track before her visions start to come true.

Christina Diaz Gonzalez’s Return Fire is a nonstop, action-packed

adventure, full of mystery and wonderful ride across Italy.

Great Lives : Verghese

Kurien – The Milkman of

India By Rohini Chowdhury

Recommended for : 6 to 8

“Can one man change the face of a

stagnant industry in India? Read on

about the life of Verghese Kurien, The

Milkman of India. Presented through

both comics and text as part of

scholastic’s new great lives series, this

book takes a look at the life of one of

India’s most enterprising, innovative and dedicated personalities ever.

Ancient Egypt By Penelope Arlon

Recommended for : 6 to 8

“Half men, half gods, pharaohs rule a

long, thin country. Pyramids rise from

the desert. Treasures are buried with

mummies, their faces frozen in time.

This book sparkles with incredible

objects and buildings from ancient

Egypt. It explores ordinary life in Egypt

and shows, step by step, the

extraordinary ways in which Egyptians

buried their dead.

Learn to Play Cricket : Key Skills to Learn

Cricket

By T.R. Bhanot

Recommended for : 6 to 8

“Around the 13th century, a

group of Englishmen began playing

a little game using a bat, bowl and

few stick with pieces of woods on

top of them. The game named

Cricket became a well established

sport during 17th century and in

18th century became the national

sports to England.

In its earlier years, the game was

monotonous five –day test match.

Over the years, it entered a new-

era of 50 overs cricket or one-

day match. Since last 2-3 years,

the hottest form of cricket

‘Twenty-20’ has helped to

increase the popularity of the

game. Now, the people do not have to watch the game for an entire

day or more. It is more like a game of football/soccer where the game

starts in the evening and ends in 3 hours.

People enjoy the shortened games because of the craze, glamour and

fun involved. In the recent years the popularity of the version of the

game has skyrocketed that, even the USA, a country where baseball in

more popular, also has a national cricket team.

7 Secrets of the Goddess From the Hindu

Trinity Series By Devdutt Pattanaik

Recommended for 9th-12th

In the living tradition that is

Hinduism, divinity manifests

as the Goddess, who

embodies the world, as

Shiva, who seeks to

withdraw from the world,

and Vishnu, who engages

with the world. This three-

book set explores their art,

rituals, stories and relevance

in modern times.

As nature, she is mother

As culture, she is daughter

Creator of humanity

She is wealth, power,

language

Lakshmi, Durga, Saraswati

She is Devi

Answer to that masculine

anxiety

Which keep resisting enquiry

Locked in her stories, symbols and rituals are the secrets of our

ancestors. 7 Secrets of the Goddess attempts to unlock seven.

Maestra By L.S. Hilton

Recommended for Classes – 9th -12th

Where do you go when you’ve gone too far?

By day, Judith Rashleigh is a put-

upon assistant at a London auction

house.

By night she’s a hostess in one of

the capital’s unsavoury bars.

Desperate to make something of

herself, Judith knows she has to

play the game. She’s learned to

dress, speak and act in the

interests of men. She’s learned to

be good girl.

But after uncovering a dark secret

at the heart of the world, Judith is

fired and her dreams of a better

life are torn apart.

So she turns to a long-neglected

friend. A friend that kept her chin

up and back straight through every past slight.

A friend that a good girl like her shouldn’t have : rage.

Organic Chemistry :

Seventh Edition By Robert Thornton Morrison,

Robert Neilson Boyd & Saibal Kanti

Bhattacharjee

Recommended for Classes – 9th to 12th

“In the time since the sixth edition of this best seller by Morrison and

Boyd was published in 1992, organic chemistry has witnessed a

metamorphosis, both in the methods of synthesis and in the analysis of

organic compounds. This seventh edition is revised as per the

developments that have taken place in the field of organic chemistry as

well as in the syllabi. As in the earlier editions, the book conveys the

important fundamentals and principles of the subject in a simple and

easily understandable manner.”

Agniputr : When Agni – First Spoke By Vadhan

Recommended for Classes – 9th

to 12th

“ Many years ago, an extraordinary

cripple disappeared from a remote

village, ending a time of terror. Not

many knew that he gave his life to

confine a malevolence, the Sutram, to

its subterranean womb or that in doing

so, he had prevented the apocalypse.

Deep beneath the Earth the evil has

lurked, fraing its shackles and plotting

its escape, all the while gathering

immeasurable power. Until now.

When ace lawyer, Raghuram Surya,

received an order of requisition from

the Government of India for his

ancestral castle, he was unaware of

the Sutram beneath it or his own

legacy.

He will have to choose between the world’s end or his own.

Before long, the lawyer takes on India’s most powerful politician,

Kiromal, a man utterly obsessed with power. Kiromal and his sinister

Tantric advisor intend to use the evil beneath the castle to play God.

Raguram finds an ally in Sheila, a scientist who is tasked to investigate

the Sutram. Using Quantum science to interpret a Vedic verse, they

will have to unravel the secrets of Creation to stop the destruction.

Through it all, they have to be one step ahead of Kiromal just to stay

alive.

Now is the time of final reckoning. Will Kiromal harness the evil to rule

the world? Or will the Sutram break free to eradicate the planet? Or,

are Raghuram and Sheila merely pawns in an even deadlier game?