Kahani Selected as Finalist
We have some very exciting news to share with you:
Kahani has been chosen as a finalist in the 2006
Distinguished Achievement Awards sponsored by the
prestigious Association of Educational Publishers
(AEP).
Being selected as a finalist is a very important validation of Kahani’s
editorial mission. The AEP Awards honor the very best in educational publishing.
Over 1,000 products were submitted for recognition this year and of those, only
three or four are picked as finalists in each category. Past winners in “The
Whole Publication” category include Scholastic Inc. We are thrilled to
be in the company of such esteemed publishers.
Keep your fingers crossed for us when the AEP announces the DAA winners on June
9 this year!
Art Results In…
Congratulations to the winners of Kahani’s First Annual Young
Illustrators Contest! They are Bridgit Kodenkandath, 10, and Iris
Oliver,
8! Check our Web site for the names of the other finalists and a letter
from artist Ruth Jevayeeran who judged the contest.
Thank You!
Thanks to all of you for making Kahani’s First Annual Young Writers
and Illustrators Contest such a resounding success. It was a treat to
read all the creative submissions and see your colorful illustrations.
We’ve published the work of the four 1st place winners in our
upcoming Spring issue.
We’ll announce the next three words later this year, so stay tuned
to our Web site.
Again, thank you to all of you.
Abracadaaabra!
You guessed it. Magic! is the theme for our Spring issue. It’s
got everything from a disappearing coin to a green wizard to the world’s
longest palindrome. Huh?
• Did you know mehndi symbols have magic in them? We’ll
show you how to make your own mehndi mix.
• Hooked on Sudoku? Try your hand at another kind of
math puzzle called Magic Squares.
• Kahani debuts a new column called For Real! Every
issue, we’ll collect fascinating factoids on subjects ranging
from turmeric to camels. We kick off with everybody’s favorite
mountain range the Himalayas. For real!
• Designer Rusha Sopariwala has sprinkled magic dust
on the layout this issue. We’re quite pleased with the new look!
And finally, thank you to Dr. Sanjay and Deepika Prasad
of Maryland’s Metropolitan Ear Group for underwriting
this issue of Kahani. Your commitment to our mission
to ‘empower, educate, and entertain’ made
this issue possible.
Look for Magic! in your mailbox mid-May.
Summer Fun
Ever devoured a mango desi-style? You’re going to wish our
Summer issue had a scratch-and-sniff feature so that you can smell
the mango on the cover! MMmm. Yum. But that’s just the beginning:
• Tara was adopted from India when she was a baby.
Now, her only connection with her birth country is
the manhole covers she steps on while walking to
school everyday in New York City.
Like her, the manhole covers are “Made in India.” Find
out what happens when Tara travels to India for the
very first time in this enchanting short story.
• You spoke and we listened: Pooja Makhijani does
an in-depth round up of recent picture books for
young readers.
• A life-long baseball fan, Sweeny Murti is living
his dream job: he is the Yankees reporter for WFAN
Radio in New York. The Kahani Spotlight falls on
Sweeny this issue.
• Did you know chess was invented in India? For Real!
brings you interesting South Asian tidbits about
some of the games you might be playing this summer.
• And so much more!
Heeere’s Mitali Perkins!
Kahani is so pleased to welcome writer Mitali Perkins
to our Editorial Advisory Board. Many of you know Ms. Perkins from
her books including The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita
Sen and Monsoon Summer. She joins book designer/professor Lisa Diercks,
publisher Nancy Gruver, and writer Uma Krishnaswami.
Kahani in the News
“A vibrantly designed quarterly,” so
says The Dallas Morning News. We agree! Read the DMN
article here.
Mailing
Issues
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