ISBN: 9789381115756    Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd Year of publishing: 2012     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 50        Language: English

When five-year-old Reuben visits his Uncle Ram's farm near Bangalore, in India, he has a small adventure and meets Lakshmi, the elephant, whom he adopts as a friend and pet. But he cannot take Lakshmi back to the United States with him on a plane, so he leaves her behind at Uncle Ram's farm, promising to return every year. Reuben's next round of adventures brings him two more friends - Ali, the crocodile and Moti, the dog. He also discovers that these animals talk to children all the time. You only have to listen! Reuben's older cousin Andrew, also visits the farm and together the cousins have other encounters with more animals - each one exciting and memorable. With each adventure, they gain new friends and learn something 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. This is Ram's first attempt at writing and publishing a collection of short stories for children. In these tales, Reuben and Andrew visit their uncle's farm;gain exposure to different animals in the course of their adventures - and learn many things along the way...Ram Halady can be reached at: haladyrj@yahoo.com
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