Foreword iii

A Note for the Teachers and Parents ix

1. Poonams Day out 1

2. The Plant Fairy 10
3. Water O Water ! 19
4. Our First School 25
5. Chhotus House 30
6. Foods We Eat 36

7. Saying without Speaking 43

8. Flying High 50
9. Its Raining 57
10. What is Cooking 61

11. From Here to There 66

12. Work We Do 78
13. Sharing Our Feelings 87

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14. The Story of Food 92
15. Making Pots 96
16. Games We Play 101
17. Here comes a Letter 109
18. A House Like This 116

19. Our Friends Animals 124

20. Drop by Drop 132

21. Families can be Different 137

22. LeftRight 144

23. A Beautiful Cloth 154
24. Web of Life 156

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