Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

Have you ever wondered where the trusty bicycle came from? Or thanked your lucky stars for chocolate?

Ketchup on your fries, umbrella in the rain, pencil in your bag, lift in the mall and even your favourite fruit - many ordinary objects around you have extraordinary tales. Big or small, a trinket or a prized possession, these things zigzagged across the globe, battled the odds and survived dangerous journeys to finally land in India. Traders, rulers, soldiers, inventors, adventurers and even smugglers have played a part in bringing these treasures to you.


With 100 amazing stories of how things came to India, Travelling Treasures is your passport to an eye-opening tour - across time and continents - that will make you see everyday things in a whole new light.

Jump aboard a fantastic A-to-Z expedition where each stop is a fun surprise. Bon voyage!

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Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

Have you ever wondered where the trusty bicycle came from? Or thanked your lucky stars for chocolate?

Ketchup on your fries, umbrella in the rain, pencil in your bag, lift in the mall and even your favourite fruit - many ordinary objects around you have extraordinary tales. Big or small, a trinket or a prized possession, these things zigzagged across the globe, battled the odds and survived dangerous journeys to finally land in India. Traders, rulers, soldiers, inventors, adventurers and even smugglers have played a part in bringing these treasures to you.


With 100 amazing stories of how things came to India, Travelling Treasures is your passport to an eye-opening tour - across time and continents - that will make you see everyday things in a whole new light.

Jump aboard a fantastic A-to-Z expedition where each stop is a fun surprise. Bon voyage!

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Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

by Mala Kumar
Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

Travelling Treasures: 100 Incredible Tales of How Things Came to India

by Mala Kumar

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Overview

Have you ever wondered where the trusty bicycle came from? Or thanked your lucky stars for chocolate?

Ketchup on your fries, umbrella in the rain, pencil in your bag, lift in the mall and even your favourite fruit - many ordinary objects around you have extraordinary tales. Big or small, a trinket or a prized possession, these things zigzagged across the globe, battled the odds and survived dangerous journeys to finally land in India. Traders, rulers, soldiers, inventors, adventurers and even smugglers have played a part in bringing these treasures to you.


With 100 amazing stories of how things came to India, Travelling Treasures is your passport to an eye-opening tour - across time and continents - that will make you see everyday things in a whole new light.

Jump aboard a fantastic A-to-Z expedition where each stop is a fun surprise. Bon voyage!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789357314121
Publisher: Hachette India
Publication date: 12/03/2024
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
File size: 9 MB
Age Range: 10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mala Kumar is a freelance writer, editor and author of over 40 books for children. A former editor with Pratham Books, a not-for-profit multilingual publisher, she has conducted many storytelling sessions and workshops on recreational mathematics in schools. Her books include Up the Mountains of India, Crazy Mazy's Maths Puzzles, Miss Laya's Fantastic Motorbike, Paper Play, the Happy Maths series, the Rupaiya Paisa series and a biography of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. She writes about education, culture,
environment, lifestyle, people, gardening and the social sector for various publications.

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