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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Children’s Story from India – Elephant Story – Holiday Sale


Bo-Tree House announces a special Holiday Sale for my children’s story from India: Viku and the Elephant, an elephant story from the forests of India.

20% 0ff!

Haatee, the elephant, communicates with only two sounds – a happy trumpet or a sad cry, but Viku, the boy, and Haatee understand each other perfectly. The story of their adventures together unfolds quickly, as they are forced to take on ivory thieves and thwart their evil plan. This little gem of a story about friendship grew out of a fable the author used to tell his own children when they were little. They would ask to hear it over and over again. Now the story is here for all children to enjoy.

The book works well as a read-aloud story for young children, suitable for early readers (2nd and 3rd grades) and excellent for 4th and 5th graders who are ready for chapter books.

National Award winning teachers from Maine to California have praised this book. You can read their and other readers’ comments (all 5 stars) in Amazon.com. I quote two lines below. You can find more about the book in my Facebook Page “Viku and the Elephant”.

“Viku and the Elephant” is a wonderful story that can teach us all about the importance of friendship and doing the right thing.”
- Martin Martinez,Milken Educator Award (2010), Gresham, Oregon

“It has a deep underlying tone about how friends work with each other in unusual ways.”
- Jenifer Smith, Milken Educator Award (2006), Twentynine Palms, California


Buy this book from www.amazon.com or, for this special sale, go to www.botreehouse.com

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Spokespuppet Earl, Salt Lake City Library, interviews Majumdar, author of Viku and the Elephant

           
Saturday, September 24: I was in King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City for Story Hour. Then something new happened. Three enthusiastic men from The City Library, Salt Lake City Public Library System came over with Puppet Earl. He is the Spokespuppet for the library. Earl encourages early readers. Earl was very curious about me and asked me many questions. It was fun talking with a Puppet. I wish I knew the questions ahead of time! Here is the video; you judge it and please share it with young people: