The Girl Who Loved to Sing: Teejan Bai
The Girl Who Loved to Sing: Teejan Bai
Ages 5–8Indian author
Before Teejan Bai became a world-famous Pandavani singer, she was a little girl who had to fight poverty and tradition for the freedom to sing. A warmly illustrated short biography from the Dreamers series.
- Author
- Lavanya Karthik
- Age
- Ages 5–8
- Type
- Biography, Music, Early Reader
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Duckbill Books
- In India
- Available
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