This is a Japanese version of the book published by Pratham Books (India) in English and five other South Asian languages. The translation is by Masahiko Kida.
The English version is also available via Amazon Kindle and will also appear in other eBook formats.
19. Pratham Books was set up in 2004, as part of the Read India
movement, a nation-wide campaign to promote reading
among children. Pratham Books is a not-for-profit
organization that publishes quality books for children in
multiple Indian languages. Our mission is to see "a book in
every child’s hand" and democratize the joy
of reading. If you would like to contribute
to our mission, please email us at
info@prathambooks.org.
Jaya Aiyer wrote this story when she was an 11 year Mallika Nagarajan has illustrated books for the
old student in Massachusetts in the United States of National Book Trust, Indradhanush and Book Makers.
America. She has always enjoyed making up stories with An MBA by profession, she lives in Delhi and works
her father, Kamesh Aiyer who is a computer scientist. part-time as a research consultant and also as a
Both of them are interested in education and feel that freelance illustrator. She is passionate about reading
storytelling is an important tool in acquiring knowledge. and illustrating children’s books.
Masahiko KIda is a computer scientist who was a graduate student along with Kamesh Aiyer in Pittsburgh, Pa..
Through the magic of Facebook, he connected with Kamesh in 2012 and found Little Bird. He read it to his
grandchildren and very generously offered to translate it into Japanese.
20. Read this airy tale about a little bird who thinks
she will never learn to fly.
Learning to read – level by level. This is a Level 2 book.
Pratham Books is a not-for-profit
organization that publishes books in
multiple Indian languages to promote
reading among children.
www.prathambooks.org
Little Bird Learns to Fly
(Japanese)
Only on Kindle: $1.29