ISBN: 9789381115763    Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd Year of publishing: 2012     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 46        Language: English

Cousins Reuben and Andrew, love to spend their long summer vacations visiting their uncle's Ram's farm in India. This is their second visit to the farm together and Reuben had loved the summer he had spent there the year before. There were so many things to do at the farm - so many places to explore in the surrounding countryside - and so many friends like Lakshmi - the elephant, and Moti - the dog. There was also Ali - the crocodile. And this time, Andrew had bought along his pet fish - Speedy. Through the hot days of an Indian summer, the cousins meet different animals in the course of their adventures and learn big and small things - about the animals and about themselves - along the way...
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For RAM HALADY, it all started as a hobby. He began writing entertaining stories for his nephews, Reuben and Andrew. It was a happy revelation for himself, that he could write short stories for children. It also provided him with a wonderful escape from his business and professional life as a consultant to a software company. Although Ram relocated from India to Chicago almost 20 years ago, he carried with him fond, childhood memories of visiting his uncle's farm. In each of us, there lives a child who longs to have adventures with unusual pets, but safe within the circle of a protective and loving family. Ram and his wife Jeanne, sometimes fantasize about settling on a farm in India, complete with a roaming elephant which the villagers would love to feed... So Ram based his stories on a real family, at his imaginary farm in India - right next to a forest where there was no shortage of animals or adventure. He put the children in charge of this world, assisted by animals that could communicate, especially with them. The success of Ram's first attempt at writing and publishing a collection of short stories for children, Reuben's Adventures on Uncle Ram's Farm ~ Book 1, led to this second book in the Reuben series. In these tales, Reuben and Andrew, visit their uncle's farm in Bangalore, India, gain exposure to different animals in the course of their adventures - and learn small and big things along the way...Ram Halady can be reached at: haladyrj@yahoo.com
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