M. S. Subbulakshmi
A gentle, true picture book for children who love to sing: a kids' biography of M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic singer and Bharat Ratna.
Made for reading aloud, each page has just a few short sentences and a full-colour illustration, so even the youngest listeners can follow a real life from childhood to greatness. Children meet a little girl in Madurai who sang with her mother's veena, practised every day, and shared what she had, and grown-ups get an easy way to talk about practice, kindness and friendship.
Inside you'll find: - A true story told simply, for ages 3 to 7 - Warm, full-page illustrations on every spread - "What MS taught us": six life lessons, each linked to a moment in the story, to talk about together - A perfect bedtime read, classroom read-aloud or gift
Part of Atlas Of Greats, a series of true picture-book biographies of the world's greats. Collect them all!
Specs
- Format
- Paperback, 32 pages
- Size
- 8.5 × 8.5 in
- Ages
- 3 to 7
Facts for kids
- MS was born on 16 September 1916 in Madurai, in Tamil Nadu.
- She acted in films too. In the film Meera, in 1945, she played the singer-saint Meera.
- For Gandhi's birthday in 1947, she recorded his favourite song, 'Hari Tum Haro'.
- At the United Nations in 1966, she sang 'Maithreem Bhajata', a song about friendship.
- In 1974 she won the Ramon Magsaysay Award, one of Asia's top prizes.
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