The Night Life of Trees
The Night Life of Trees
by Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai, Ram Singh Urveti
Ages 6–9Indian author
Three Gond tribal artists bring the forest to life with ancient legends about trees in stunning hand-screen-printed illustrations.
- Author
- Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai, Ram Singh Urveti
- Age
- Ages 6–9
- Type
- Folk Art, Nature, Picture Book
- Language
- English, Tamil
- Publisher
- Tara Books
- Readers rate it
- 4.36 / 5 on
- In India
- Available
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