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In the heart of the village : the world of the Indian Banyan tree  Cover Image Book Book

In the heart of the village : the world of the Indian Banyan tree / Barbara Bash.

Bash, Barbara. (Author).

Summary:

Describes the importance of a banyan tree to an Indian village.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0871565757 (hc : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: Lst. edition.
  • Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Sierra Club Books, 1996.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Author's note: The Nirantali creation story that opens this book was adapted from a folktale from the Indian state of Orissa. The principal sources for this retelling were A study of Orissan folklore by K. B. Das (Visvabhariti University Santiniketan, 1953) and Tribal myths of Orissa by Verrier Elwin (Oxford University Press, 1954)."--T.p. verso.
Subject: Banyan tree > India.
Banyan tree > Ecology > India > Juvenile literature.
Banyan tree > India > Folklore.
Banyan tree > India > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > India > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Juniata County Library J 583 BAS (Text) 39640000291839 JUNM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -


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