Whispers in the Classroom Voices on the Field

ISBN 10: 8183282067 / ISBN 13: 9788183282062

Published by Wisdom Tree, 2012

pp. 372. Seller Inventory # 3194424

Synopsis:

School! A splendid institution. It tells you about what's around you while helping you explore what lies within. It brings you face-to-face with personal triumphs and failures, victories and defeats, frictions and forgiveness, rivalry and team-work, lifelong friendships and heart-rending partings, and more. School, in short, is a complete life coach.


Whispers in the Classroom, Voices on the Fields brings together thirty one of the most sensitive contemporary children's Indian writers with as many school experiences neatly encapsulated between the covers. From the delightful to the mundane, the poignant to the quirky, the thought-provoking to the routine, the questioning to the traditional, the scary to the sublime–we have on spread the many many moods that define school-life for most. Read through for your own 'Hey, that's me in there!' moment.

About the Authors: A freelance writer and editor, Richa Jha has remained under the spell of the written word all her life. When not bitten by the travel bug, she likes to wield the editorial scalpel, gently, without too many bruises. She hopes to eventually succeed in getting the balance right. Just as she hopes to someday get the science behind the exposure and the aperture in a camera right.

Priya Kuriyan is an independent animation film maker and illustrator based in Delhi. She has directed educational films for the Sesame Street show (GalliGalli Sim Sim) and has also worked on various TV commercials . Over the past four years, she has also been illustrating for a number of children's books and comics.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Whispers in the Classroom Voices on the Field
Publisher: Wisdom Tree
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Kuriyan, Priya
Condition: New