Under the great plum tree

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Title:

Under the great plum tree

Author:

Ahmed, Sufiya, author.

Dalvand, Reza, 1989- illustrator.

Summary:

An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the great plum tree, deep in the heart of India. Mr Magarmach is old and his hunting days are over but Miss Bandari loves hearing his stories as they munch plums together. One day their friendship is tested but with courage, trust and forgiveness they discover that living happily together tastes just as sweet as Miss Bandari's golden plums. The story of the monkey and the crocodile is a fable from the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables dated to 300 BCE. But it's a tale from around the world and versions can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, China, Japan and the Caribbean.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Genre:

Fables.

Tales.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Monkeys -- Juvenile literature.

Crocodiles -- Juvenile literature.

Legends -- Juvenile fiction.

Folklore.

Geographic Term:

India -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Dalvand, Reza, 1989-

Publisher:

Tiny Owl Publishing,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781910328460

Publication Information:

London : Tiny Owl Publishing, 2019.

Call Number:

P AHMED

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A tale of friendship and courage from the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables dated to 300 BCE.An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the great plum tree, deep in the heart of India. Mr Magarmach is old and his hunting days are over but Miss Bandari loves hearing his stories as they munch plums together. One day their friendship tested but with courage, trust and forgiveness they discover that living happily together tastes just as sweet as Miss Bandari's golden plums. The story of the monkey and the crocodile is a fable from the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables dated to 300 BCE. But it's a tale from around the world and versions can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, China, Japan and the Caribbean.

Author Notes

Sufiya Ahmedwas born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children. She wrote this book about a kind-hearted bandari and a silly old magarmach after listening to her mother's tales about the Indian jungle.

Reza Dalvand was born in 1989 in Iran. As a child, he had only one idea in mind: to draw. After studying graphic design at the Isfahan University of Fine Arts, he obtained a master's degree in illustration at the University of Tehran. An illustrator and author of children's books, he has published several children's books in Farsi, French, German and Japanese in Asia and Europe.

Excerpts

There once lived a monkey in India with a big golden heart. Her name was Miss Bandari. All the animals in the jungle knew she had a heart of gold and that she was very kind. Excerpted from Under the Great Plum Tree by Sufiya Ahmed, Reza Dalvand All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.