This original story is the perfect blend of reality and imagination Computer graphics mixed with photographic images have a bold impact that’s a blend of east meets west This book is part bollywood movie poster, part early Americana, wrapped up in a fantastic high seas adventure The style of this book will appeal to a broad age range of readers This is the fourth title in Hathi Chiti’s Tales of India SeriesMeet the most unlikely of friends in this adventure-filled tale about Patnaxi, a lost grain of rice and his feathered friend, Trupti the mynabird. When Patnaxi accidentally finds himself stuck on the bottom of a sailor’s shoe, he convinces Trupti not to eat, but instead help him find his way back home. Join them on this enchanted adventure as they smuggle their way aboard a freighter headed for home.