Master of the 7 Swars
Master of the 7 Swars
by Pratyush Gupta
Ages 5–10Indian author
A crow named Kaga dreams of singing like the legendary Tansen, and flies off on an adventure through the seven swaras of Hindustani music. A striking pop-up book (from the Swarpeti project) with shadow-play pages and a companion music app. Publishing Next Children's Book of the Year.
- Author
- Pratyush Gupta
- Age
- Ages 5–10
- Type
- Music, Pop-up, Interactive, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Roli Books
- In India
- Available
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