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KATHA BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

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Set up in 1988, <strong>KATHA</strong> is a profit-for-all voluntary organization that works in<br />

the areas of education, publishing and community development. Our books<br />

are award-winning favourites with children, parents and teachers.<br />

“Katha Schools: Where Learning Matters ... In the slums of Delhi, educators help a community rise out of poverty.”<br />

— Richard Hanzelka in his book, Educational Leadership: Educating the Whole Child<br />

“An example of how a private school can achieve a transformation in hugely disadvantaged settings is Katha in Delhi.”<br />

— Brian Caldwell, Jessica Harris,<br />

in their book What We Have Learnt From Outstanding Schools Around The World<br />

“Govindpuri’s Katha Public School, set in former block of one-room dwellings, is showing how it can be done ... The<br />

school is a haven of creativity and child friendly learning.” — Brendan O’Malley, UNESCO<br />

“The pupils at the main Katha school are given opportunities that many British school children would envy ...”<br />

— The Independent, UK<br />

“At Katha School in the slums of New Delhi, 10 year old students can edit a newsletter that will surprise interns at<br />

established newspapers in terms of coherence, design, aesthetics and general quality.”<br />

— UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development<br />

“The Katha School is an example of the kind of learning environment that India’s National Curriculum Framework<br />

2005 is trying to move toward.” — Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, USA<br />

Publishing Proposals: Write to kathakaar@katha.org with your manuscripts or your book idea.<br />

For Review Copies: Please contact our Media Cell at media@katha.org.<br />

Volunteering Opportunities: Want to be a Friend of Katha and help us find stories/translate/edit/<br />

organize workshops, kindly contact us at volunteer@katha.org.<br />

For Book Melas, Storytelling Sessions, Creative Workshops in your schools, write to us at media@<br />

katha.org<br />

We would love to hear from you!<br />

a3 . sarvodaya enclave . sri aurobindo marg . new delhi . 110017<br />

ph . (+91-11) 4182 9998 . 4141 6600 . 2652 1752 . fax: (+91-11) 2651 4373<br />

write to us at marketing@katha.org . sales@katha.org<br />

visit us at www.katha.org

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