One, Two, Tree!
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-93-83145-09-6 (ISBN)
Description
This visually stunning read-aloud book invites young children to count the improbable number of animals that clamber up an ever-expanding tree. Illustrated with art from the Gond tribal tradition of central India, known for its deep affection, knowledge, and celebration of trees. One, Two, Tree! is a number book, picture book, nursery rhyme and a fable about living together.
Reviews / Votes
"This delightful book encourages active participation and close observation. Children will enjoy the humor as each new group tries to find space in the tree." - School Library Journal "Amusing nonsense poem - entertaining short repetitive verses - beautiful, bright, tricolored line-drawings." - The White Ravens Catalogue of Noteworthy International Children's Books, 2005More details
Other editions
Previous edition
Anushka Ravishankar | Sirish Rao
One Two Tree!
Book
09/2003
Tara Publishing
€33.61
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Persons
Author
Dubbed 'India's Dr. Seuss', Anushka Ravishankar is one of India's most celebrated children's authors, and her witty and jubilant tales are internationally acclaimed and widely translated. Anushka has now written over twenty books and travelled widely performing from her stories. In 2012, she founded the Indian children's publishing house Duckbill together with Sayoni Basu.
Durga Bai is a female artist working within the Gond tradition of tribal art from Madhya Pradesh, central India. Her work constantly re-works and pushes the boundaries of the Gond art form to create a style that sparkles with a distinctive energy. Her work has been exhibited both within India and abroad, and she's worked on several of Tara's seminal projects.
Sirish Rao is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary Indian writing. He has authored more than fifteen books, ranging from novels and children's books to retellings of myths and collections of pop art. Several of his titles have won international awards. His writing reflects his interests in nature, mountaineering, travel and the oddities of language