Asia

Ladybird Favourite Tales are the timeless, treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enhanced by exciting, richly colourful illustrations, faithfully capture all the magic of the original stories.... More

Imagine a wall 30 feet high, a wall thousands of miles long, a wall that crossed deserts and climbed over impossibly jagged peaks, a wall that contained thousands of individual forts and towers, a wall that was guarded by over a million soldiers, a wall that took 200 years to build. Now imagine the... More

The exquisitely dressed, often musically accomplished and conversationally adept geisha is the subject of this beautifully rendered coloring book. Sixteen magnificent illustrations portray these graceful creatures wearing lovely robes, playing musical instruments, carrying floral arrangements, and m... More

Drawing on numerous primary sources, this volume covers the history of Asia from the reunification of China under the Sui and Tang dynasties from the fifth century CE to Choson Korea in the 16th century, also covering other parts of the continent including India and Japan. This book is designed to s... More

This book is an attempt to narrate the rich mythology and the glorious history of India. The historical events have been woven together to make an exciting book for children. These events are explained in simple language and are complemented with beautiful illustrations to capture the imagination of... More

From Qin Shi Huangdi to Kublai Kahan, this book traces the history of China from the time of the First Emperor until the country was finally taken over by the Mongols. You can find out: why the Chinese called their county the 'Middle Kingdom'; about the difference between Legalist and Confucian idea... More

The Mahatma challenged the belief that the only way to fight injustice is to use methods of violence and profoundly influenced people the world over who were working for the cause of freedom and peace.... More

Brought alive in these 200 luminous pages is over 5000 years of India's glourious and fascinating history. This (Hi)story telling par excellence - clear,uncomplicated,concise,lively,sensitive and absorbing well-complimented by illustrations that are brilliant,dramatic,realistic,expressive and well r... More

Introduces the land, people, cities, customs, and history of the country with the second highest population in the world.... More

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