Books to read: Science talk

This colorful book written by Nagendra Vijay takes a journey into colorful knowledge of subjects like Science-Technology-History etc. 87 short articles published under Bal Safari are included here. Each article is accompanied by photos, graphics and explanations to make reading easier. That being said, this book is a pill of knowledge for children as well as for readers of all classes. The swinging gardens of Babylon were really swinging, how the smartphone makes a lot of noise, a motorcycle wiper is necessary in the rain, right, a bird that doesn't look like a bird at all, water where it is today, water tomorrow, how man became a dog's loyal friend, why eat chocolate… Such topics make the book juicy. This book is a collection of 13 children's stories. The very first story is the dance of the squirrels. The subject of stories like Kitty went to the ant's home, rainbow in the flower garden, earthworm friendship, tricolor champo, fortune of the tree… etc. is mainly nature. There are pictures along with stories that take children closer to nature. Yashwant Mehta has written a preface and welcomed the writer to the world of children's literature. The cover of the book itself makes it clear that this is a collection of 16 short stories. The short story has a long significance in the literature of any language of the world. It is also in Gujarati, so it is necessary to keep coming up with new stories and storytellers from time to time. As the creator is from Mumbai, the metropolis does not appear in the story. Also, imagination and observation are significant. The 12-page book presents various aspects of happiness. Jain Muni has presented happiness in various chapters such as definition of happiness, pain, activity, substance, money, virtue, defeat, sin, change, manhood, completion… It is written in the beginning that Jhanjwana neer, search is true, address is wrong… That sentence says a lot about happiness. A variety of examples make the book more interesting. This is probably the first book in Gujarati language about the creation of circus. A ring master named Damu Dhotre gained worldwide fame. Vijayagupta Maurya has written his experiences meeting him in this book. The hard work behind raising the animals while playing in the circus, what happens if the wild animals leave the circus and go to the city, what is the world of the circus, how is the preparation for moving from one city to another city…etc interesting things make the book exemplary. There are also some colorful photos of Damu Dhotre and circus life. The book, which disappeared after its publication in 1973 and 1993, was in demand among readers for many years. With the new edition, that demand has been met. This book explains why success in the stock market can be achieved astrologically. Useful for those who have faith in both astrology and stock market. The planets for the stock market, the role of different planets, how to know good and bad shares etc. have been discussed. Warren Buffett's tips have also been given. Science fiction is less written in Gujarati language, but it is not that it is not written at all. Rabindrabhai has already given several books on science fiction. This book has twelve short stories like Intakam, Fatal Flu, Makhi, Helped by Robot, Mindreader..

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