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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Ruskin
Bond^s Children^s Omnibus is a collection of some of his classic stories. Most
of these stories are set in the hills, but their appeal in universal. This
volume includes the ever-popular Grandfather^s Private Zoo written over
twenty-five years ago and a favorite with two generations of children; Angry
River and the Blue Umbrella, both of which have children as protagonists; The
Road to the Bazaar, Ghost Trouble, ^Cricket for the Crocodile^ and ^Dust on the
Mountain^, which chronicle small - town life in Northern India. These stories
highlight the charm of simple living and are written in Ruskin Bond^s witty and
humorous style.</span></p>



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:
EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Ruskin Bond</span></b><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-IN"> was Born on May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, India. He is an award winning
Indian author of British descent, much renowned for his role in promoting
children’s literature in India. A prolific writer, he has written over 500
short stories, essays and novels. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and
Padma Bhushan in 2014. He never married. He lives with his adopted family in
Mussoorie.</span></p>

