Storytellers 3 - Gattu Tales

Orient BlackSwan in association with BookBox and Star Kids launched Gattu Tales, the next in the Storytellers series on 3 April 2009.

The set aims to bring wholesome entertainment and education to children. The central character in the stories, Gattu, is based on a popular character from Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, a primetime show on Star Plus, telecast every Saturday and Sunday at 9.30 p.m. When a parakeet, squirrel, chameleon, mouse, and a langoor monkey enter Gattu’s world, the stories unfold in extraordinary ways. In the process, Gattu learns the art of sensitive human-animal interaction from his mother, Baa.

Each book in the set is available with an animated CD/VCD with the animated story, a print and paint colouring book and games. All five books are available in a value pack with an animated CD/VCD.

ILA-TISS 2008 International Conference

Knowledge for All: Role of Libraries and Information Centres

Though mankind has witnessed many revolutions over the period, no revolution has had such a significant effect like that of Knowledge revolution. To acknowledge and appreciate the vital role of libraries and information centers in the knowledge dissemination process, Orient Blackswan joins the ILA Platinum Jubilee 2008 International Conference on “Knowledge for All: Role of Libraries and Information Centres” at Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai from 12 to 15 November 2008.

You must be the change you want to see in the world – Mahatma Gandhi

Usha Uthup to launch Storytellers in Kolkata

Tuesday, 29 April 2008 is going to be a very special day for the young readers. Usha Uthup is launching Storytellers in Kolkata. The venue is Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street, Kolkata, and the time, 4.00 pm.

Storytellers is a gift to young readers from Orient Longman—a name associated with creating a new world of reading for children across the country— in collaboration with BookBox, a global storyteller for children.

Storytellers is a collection of more than 50 stories that introduce the young reader to life in a refreshingly creative manner. Colourful, creative and entertaining, Storytellers teaches your child essential values in life, such as friendship, compassion, honour, love and integrity. India is a land of multiple cultures and languages, and Storytellers recognizes this beautifully. Therefore, apart from English, the books are also being published in several Indian languages.

The first ten stories are The Whispering Palms, Rosa Goes to the City, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Santa’s Christmas, The Boo in the Shoe, Tucket the Bucket, The Four Friends, The First Well, The Turtle’s Flute, and Symbiosis.

Storytellers is more than just a set of story books. An interactive and animated CD accompanies the books. We believe the books will inculcate a love and passion for both reading and learning in young children, and also nurture in them a fertile imagination. Reading, learning and enjoying, the child will experience the relevance of Same Language Subtitling (SLS), a new and award-winning concept conceived at Stanford University by experts. This concept helps a child relate phonetic sounds with visual sub-titles to accelerate the development of reading skills. The artistically animated stories or “smartoons” powered by SLS will make your children gain a stronger command over languages and read more fluently.

Gift the love for reading.
Your children will love you for it!