Ready! - Softcover

Roopa Pai

 
9789351951315: Ready!

Synopsis

The easy guide to everyday skills that will help teenagers grow into confident young adults.' - Rahul Dravid Want to be part of an elite squad of remarkable young people who call themselves the WocoTeens: World-Conquering Teenagers? All you need to do is crack the 99 fundamental - and fun - life skills outlined in this book, and win all the 24 Merit Badges and 4 Shields inside. The best part? You compete only with yourself! By the time you're through, you will own skills as diverse as growing your own veggies in a Square Foot Garden to petitioning for change in your community, making a cup of chai to setting up a sickroom, launching your own business to telling time by the position of the moon! Written by bestselling author Roopa Pai in her unmatchable style, this book packs in 99 simple but vital techniques that will enable you to be a hero to yourself - and a role model to your peers. Are. You. READY!?

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Roopa Pai is one of India's best-known children's authors. She has written more than 20 books, spanning subjects ranging from popular science to fantasy and philosophy to economics. Her books, which include the award-winning national bestseller the Gita for Children and Taranauts, Indias first complete fantasy-adventure series for children, are enjoyed by readers of all ages. This computer engineer brings together three other loves history, working with young people and her home town Bengaluru in her day job as a guide with Bangalore Walks, a history and heritage walks and tours company. She is currently hard at work trying and often failing to master the 99 skills she believes every world-conquering teen must possess. (No, she is no longer one.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.