This book introduces two types of pandas and other Asian animals. The story shows how hard survival is for animals who can eat only one kind of food.

Panda longs to play with Pandora next door, but he's too shy. Pandora longs to say "Hello, Panda!" but she's much too shy, too. Will these two shy pandas ever muster up the courage to speak to each other?

Combines the latest findings from the field and the laboratory with panel and workshop summaries from a recent international conference.

"A timeless tale about a beloved animal One of the world's most beloved and reclusive animals, the panda is almost as mysterious today as it was thousands of years ago. The original Chinese folk tale of how the panda came to have its distinctive black-and-white coat is a story of love, bravery and the sacrifice of a young shepherdess. Illustrator Song Nan Zhang has drawn upon his experiences touring the silk road region of Tibet to create the gloriously colourful illustrations that depict the ancient Wolong Valley in Sichuan province. As retold by master historian Linda Granfield, "The Legend of the Panda is augmented with fascinating information about panda bears and the efforts to save them. A book as beautiful as it is informative.

The Milestones series conforms to CBSE’s CCE scheme, strictly adhering to the NCERT syllabus. The text is crisp, easy to understand, interactive, informative and activity-based. The series motivates young minds to question, analyse, discuss and think logically.

Rural Odisha is where it all begins. Pre-independence Odisha. The Bengal famine of 1943 has wiped out millions from the Bengal-Odisha-Bihar belt. The common man is writhing under abject poverty. The nation is sandwiched between the ambitions of a Nationalist movement and the British retaliation. Existential survival is the only aspiration. Born to large extended agrarian families in the scenic countryside of Odisha coast, two simple souls struggle to find their identity. The strong orthodoxy of Odia society, deplorable state of a girl child, severe constraints of economy and cultural pressures stare them in their faces. Can they overcome these challenges to define and discover happiness?

TERM BY TERM 1-5 is a term series consisting of a total of fifteen books (three term books per class). Each book is divided into segments of: English, Mathematics, Environmental Science (for classes 1-2), Science, Social Studies (for classes 3-5), General Knowledge and Computer Science. All the subjects have been designed to develop comprehensive understanding in learners and are essential for an interactive and participative atmosphere. A progressive vision providing graded topics in all subjects has been ensured.

This book presents a critical analysis of the images of China portrayed in British television documentaries between 1980 and 2000. The examination is contextualized within the profound transformations of the post-reform China and global political structures in the last two decades of the 20th century. Using an innovative analytical framework based on Vladimir Propp, the book focuses on how different images of China are constructed through an effective use of TV narrative strategies. In particular it details how various strands of (Western) modernity underpin major discourses about China. The book will be valuable to the understanding of how China was perceived in the West during one of the most dramatic moments in modern history.

Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.