Aug, 2015 on the day he retires, inspector ashwin chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. Personalized childrens books personalized books for kids. Sep 14, 2015 endearing and gripping, it sets up inspector chopra and the elephant for a long series. The book has a simple, yet charming premise a baby elephant, that. May 30, 2017 here we have a little golden book inspector gadget in africa. Vaseem khan born 1973 is a british writer, author of the baby ganesh detective agency novels a series of crime novels set in india featuring retired mumbai police inspector ashwin chopra and his sidekick, a baby elephant named gane. Khan was subsequently offered a four book contract by mullholland books. Welcome to old children s books, selling children s literature and picture books online since 1994. As inspector chopra finds himself drawn into a tangled mystery, the elephant proves to be an invaluable aid because, as he discovers, it has. The second book in the internationally bestselling artemis fowl series by new york times bestselling author, eoin colfer, is available as a fullcolor graphic novel with allnew text and artwork. In this indianset mystery, inspector chopra inherits an elephant and an. The unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra a baby. Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of alexander mccall.
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Children will enjoy the amazing illustrations that bring this story to life upon the tapestry of the page. Marvin the tapdancing horse is a canadianchinese children s animated television show coproduced by nelvana and hong guang animation for teletoon and pbs kids. The worlds most valuable childrens books do you have one. Born inside an elephant sanctuary in the wilderness of botswana, naledi the baby elephant loses her mother and faces the world.
Baby ganesh agency book 1 keeps things heartwarming while tackling corruption at the highest levels and violent crime at the lowest. Connect with us become a fan follow us on twitter follow us on instagram subscribe. His first book, the unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra, was a times bestseller, now translated into 15 languages, and introduced inspector chopra of the. Best detective book series thatll keep you guessing. Dec 24, 2015 another elephant hit, babar was an animated series produced by nelvana and based on the popular series of french childrens books of the same name. Endearing and gripping, it sets up inspector chopra and the elephant for a long series. The unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra a baby ganesh. The story is also written in italics which made a few words difficult to read.
However, on his last day at work a boy is found dead. I was so sold on this series just from hearing baby elephant, and it was everything i hoped for and more. Feb 23, 2016 praise for the unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra. Out comes the water, right down the elephant s throat. Celebrate the world with 50 of the best multicultural. Soul of the elephant ironically, every dead elephant with its ivory intact is a reason to celebrate.
The hidden depths of sandra boyntons board books the. Murder at the grand raj palace a baby ganesh agency. Adding a baby elephant into the story and making him inspector chopras partner gave. Inspector ashwin chopra has been a successful police officer with strong morals and values. On the day he retires, inspector ashwin chopra discovers that he has inherited an elephant. So, funny storya lot of mystery books for kids like to riff off the sherlock thing.
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Since then, it has been translated into at least 12 languages. The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. In summary, this is an essential childrens book but whilst the paperback edition is large and colourful, it is obviously not a robust as a hardback book. Poirot is one of christies most famous and longrunning characters, appearing in 33 novels, 2 plays black coffee and alibi, and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975. The novel opens with inspector chopra receiving a baby elephant as a gift for his impending retirement. Inspector gadget in africa story book little golden books etsy. Khans winning second baby ganesh agency mystery after 2015s the unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra smoothly combines an affable lead, a seemingly impossible crime, and an endearing and. Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant ganesha, chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness. Babar loses his mother to a hunter, wanders into the city, gets a new wardrobe, becomes the hit of. The baby elephant is hard to resist but more importantly this is not an oh.
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In 3 easy steps, you can add their name and picture in their favorite story books. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and outofprint books, for readers, teachers and collectors. Join the elephants on an exciting aroundtheworld adventure. I really loved this book and hope its the beginning of a long and consistently good series. Never laughed as much when i created this, before they march on to find mowgli. Retired or not, chopra decides he has to get to the bottom of the mans suspicious death. As the plot darkens, their friendship deepens but the elephant also provides many comic moments too. In this indianset mystery, inspector chopra inherits an elephant and an unsolved murder on his last day at work. It means an elephant died of natural causes, not bullets, snares or poison, and a soul was allowed to be celebrated and mourned by its herd. At the time of his retirement, he is gifted a special baby elephant by his uncle. Resources for children helping your child become a reader. I am currently releasing a series of 50 articles about india via. Join my quarterly newsletter featuring news, competitions, extracts. From the skyscrapers of new york and tokyo to the jungles of peru and madagascar, the elephants are off to see some of the most amazing places in the world discovering famous buildings, food, transport and activities in each destination along the way.
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Every child needs to find characters they relate to in stories. I always get a little shiver of excitement when i have a new book by alexander mccall smith. If youve been following happily ever elephants for a while, you know we are passionate about the notion that all children need to see themselves in the pages of a book. Because of the comedic image of such a large animal being so frightened of something so tiny, micefearing elephants have been a popular staple of children s novels, comic strips and cartoons. Our girls have both loved picture books that involve some sort of mild peril and. On the day he retires, inspector ashwin chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. Buy a discounted paperback of the unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra online from. Awardwinning filmmakers, dereck and beverly joubert start with the remains of two bull elephants and through a series of key flashbacks, look at. The unexpected inheritance of inspector chopra, baby ganesh. About a young african boy called bat, who adopts a baby elephant after its mother is killed by poachers, this is a story of them growing up together, learning their identities, losing touch, him joining a child soldier army and then searching for his elepha.
However, this book belongs in every childs library and is an essential purchase. Explore licenced childrens and adults books igloo books. Meanwhile, chopra has inherited a baby elephant, soon. Inspector chopra is called in and discovers a hotel full of people with a reason to want burbank dead. Among the executive producers are michael paraskevas and betty paraskevas, creators of maggie and the ferocious beast, who also created the book that the show is based on. This one is for the really little humans so its sort of. Simply put, theres nothing that will get a child laughing more than a funny book about a cute or goofy puppy. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. On the day that he was due to retire, inspector ashwin chopra discovered that he had inherited an elephant. See more ideas about childrens books, books, vintage children s books. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and teachers. Vaseem khan website of vaseem khan, author of the baby.
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All of the books below can be considered classics and have been loved by multiple generations of readers. As inspector chopra finds himself drawn into a tangled mystery, the elephant proves to be an invaluable aid because, as he discovers, it has brilliant investigative instincts. Jul 10, 2018 picture mystery books for kids infants, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten sherlock holmes in the hound of the baskervilles a babylit sounds primer by jennifer adams, illustrated by allison oliver. When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons 7. Under the sea full of different tactile components throughout the book. Elephants are the worlds largest living animals and one of the most recognizable animal. We just received our elephant books box and i can tell lot of thought went into choosing what books were sent. Inspector chopra is serving his last day with the mumbai police force when he stumbles across a crime with a young dead male, having fallen in a sewage creek. These are the books that i devour regardless of my normal daytoday, motheroftwo activities and i have been known to carry on reading them whilst cooking, book in one hand, spatula in the other, much to the detriment of the sausages left burning under the grill. Ximi vogue childrens blue chick neck pillow with gold crown. These childrens books about dogs are simply pawesome. Apr 01, 2021 childrens books about dogs are bookshelf staples. Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery.
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