Hanuman to the Rescue : Book Paperback (Ruskin Bond)

The story of Hanuman and his daring journey to Lanka When Prince Rama is exiled for fourteen years from Ayodhya, his beautiful wife Sita is abducted by the powerful demon king Ravana. But the great monkey-god Hanuman comes swiftly to her aid and, after an epic struggle, Sita is rescued unharmed. Ruskin Bond recounts this most exciting of stories from the Ramayana in a brightly illustrated edition that will delight all young readers. About the Author Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. He has been writing for over sixty years, and now has over 120 titles in print novels, collections of stories, poetry, essays, anthologies, and books for children. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. He has also received the Padma Shri, and two awards from the Sahitya Akademi one for his short stories and another for his writings for children. In 2012, the Delhi government gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Mussoorie with his adopted family. Prasun Mazumdar is an illustrator, painter and graphic designer. He studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, from where he received a Bachelors degree in design. Prasun has illustrated and designed childrens books such as The Kashmiri Storyteller and Secrets, both by Ruskin Bond, and Gind by Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan.