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Dindy And The Elephant

Bored with her little brother Pog`s childish games, Dindy decides that she`s finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleeping and the servants are busy, she takes Pog deep into the tea gardens, a place they are never supposed to go alone. Terrified by a wild animals and snubbed by the local children, Dindy starts to realize how little she really knows about India, even though it`s the only place she`s ever called home. But little does she know her life is about to be turned upside down when her mother is taken ill and her father tells her they are leaving India, for good. Dindy and the Elephant is a wonderful portrait of a young British child coming to terms with leaving her beloved childhood home, while at the same time realizing that many of the things
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Bored with her little brother Pog`s childish games, Dindy decides that she`s finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleeping & the servants are busy, she takes Pog deep into the tea gardens, a place they are never supposed to go alone. Terrified by a wild animals & snubbed by the local children, Dindy starts to realize how little she really knows about India, even though it`s the only place she`s ever called home. But little does she know her life is about to be turned upside down when her mother is taken ill & her father tells her they are leaving India, for good. Dindy & the Elephant is a wonderful portrait of a young British child coming to terms with leaving her beloved childhood home, while at the same time realizing that many of the things she has been raised to believe are wrong.

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Elephant - A large land mammal found in Africa and Asia
India - A subcontinent in Asia
Tea - A hot beverage made from the leaves of a tea plant
Adventure - an undertaking of an exciting challenge or experience.
Home - A place of permanent residence for families.
Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,
Wonderful - Another word for describing something that is extremely good, marvellous.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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