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HIPPOCAMPUS CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR-21ST & 22ND APRIL, BANGALORE
HIPPOCAMPUS CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR 2012
Books, Visits by Authors, Book Promotions, Activites for Children, Contests and A Whole lot of Fun!
Date: 21st & 22nd April’12 || Time: 11:00 am onwards || Entry Fee: Rs 20 per head
On the 21st
Enter the wonderful world of Amma’s Tales
With Hema Vaidyanathan
(Author of Amma’s Tales, Dhika Media (P) Ltd)
Time: 11 am to 12 pm|| Age group: 3 to 8 years
About The Books: Tales of How and Why (Volumes 1-4): Quirky stories and catchy characters from the animal kingdom make these books a must-read for this age group. Find out why the cuckoo doesn’t build a nest, why the crow sees through one eye and a lot more. Activities at the end of the book help engage the reader and synthesize information from the book.
Tail Tales (Volumes 1&2): Jump into the jungle kingdom of monkeys from the Ramayana. Follow the exploits of Vali, the monkey king and the pranks of other monkeys in Kishkindha! Monsters galore and funny faces make for some swinging good fun!
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Join The Great Taranaut Puzzle Pentathlon!
With Roopa Pai (Author of Taranauts, Hatchette)
Get code-cracking, memory-testing, wits-matching, number-crunching, and puzzle-solving with the Taranauts! Five challenges, five earth dinglings to solve each in – are you up to it? Psst! Winners get prizes!
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm|| Age Group: All Earthkins between 8 and 12 yrs.
Plus: Get a sneak peek into the next book in the series –
Book 6 – Taranauts: The Key to the Shimr Citrines!
Participate in the ‘Draw A Kolaverobot’ contest and (if you win) get your name – and your drawing – into Book 6!
Have your Taranauts books autographed by the author, Roopa Pai!
On The 22nd
Miaow Away!!!
With Alankrita Jain (Author Of Miaow, Tulika Publisher)
Storytelling session by the author based on the book.
Time: 11 am to 12 pm|| Age group: 3+ years
About the book: A black cat with bright green eyes becomes a white cat with bright green eyes. How does this happen? Come find out how.
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Lets have some Idiomatic Fun!
With Ishvar Vedam (Author Of ‘A Leap in a Blue Moon’, Good Luck Publisher)
Book reading and activity session by the author based on the book.
Time: 12 noon to 1 pm|| Age group: 9+ yrs
About The Book: Jumping from the top of a mound of sand, you would say, is child’s play. And that’s what 11-year old Nidhi is doing one twilight, alone in the neighborhood making fun of the idioms “a leap in the dark” and “once in a blue moon”. What starts off as an innocuous prank makes the ground slip from under her feet, literally, and she falls into a world called Graria where events and people have tumbled out of a dictionary of idioms. Little does she know that there is someone out there who doesn’t want her to go back…
Please Note: These sessions are open for members and non members. There are no pre-registrations. Participation is on a first come first serve basis only.
If anyone would like to put up a food stall at the fair you can do so by contacting us at 41101927 for more details.
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About the Book Fair
Come shop your heart out with Scholastic, Tulika, Good Luck, Hatchette, Puffin, Penguin, Paragon and many more publishers all under one roof at the Hippocampus Children’s Book Fair. Dont miss this opportunity!!!!
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CAMP YAKABOO – SUMMER CAMPS @ HIPPOCAMPUS, BANGALORE – 2012
Camp Yakaboo is back to tell you exactly how you must spend your summer. Beat the heat with camps as cool as puzzle making, mystery workshops, wood working, adventure, storytime, rock ‘n’ read and a lot more..
So hurry up! Pick and choose from our coolest set of camps to come onboard the big wagon of fun.
Click on the age groups for more details.
Please Note: Confirmation of registration is on payment only. The workshop is subject to cancellation depending on the number of registrations. If members wish to cancel their registration, they will have to inform us 3 days prior to the start date of the camp. No refunds will be given once the camp has started. Refunds will be given back through cheques only.
