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Ruskin bond – Ranji’s wonderful bat & other stories

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I m going to be a Test Cricketer when I grow up,’ he told his mother ‘of what use will maths be to me? From Koki’s prize winning, day saving catch to Ranji’s extraordinary bat, from a thrilling race between two beetles to a crocodile with an appetite for balls, this smashing collection of sports stories, by the country’s favourite storyteller, is packed with fun and good cheer. Written in Bond’s inimitable style and laced with generous doses of wit and humour, these stories of triumph and sportsmanship, of mischief and friendship, are sure to completely bowl you over.

Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author . His first novel, The Room on the Roof, was published in 1956, and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels, including 64 books for children. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Reading Age

8 - 12 years

Language

English

Print Length

160 Pages

Publisher

Publishing Date

2015

Lexile Code

740L

Dimensions (cm)

20 x 13 x 1

ISBN 13

9780143333128

Classification

Middle Grade

Binding

Paperback

Sub Type

Other

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