The Why-Why Girl

Devi, Mahasweta

ISBN 10: 8181460189 / ISBN 13: 9788181460189

Published by Tulika Books, 2021

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pp. 24 Illus. (Col.). Seller Inventory # 7661237

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Why-Why Girl

Publisher: Tulika Books

Publication Date: 2021

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Kini, Kanyaka

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the water... But she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the 'why-why girl'! Mahasweta Devi is one of India's foremost writers. In this delightful story, her first picture book, and the only children's book she has written in English, she tells us how she meets Moyna (and her mongoose!) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys - in books, that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai, and Kannada by Girish Karnad.