Why a Booktrail?
It’s great to dance and play in the monsoon rain!
Monsoon Afternoon
What you need to know before your trail
It is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather.
The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks dance in the rain, just as the colorful birds did when Dadaji was a boy. They pick mangoes and Dadaji lifts up his grandson so he can swing on the roots of the banyan tree, just as Dadaji did when he was young. Finally, when the two return home, hot tea and a loving family are waiting.
Travel Guide
Monsoons in India
Monsoon rains are typical in India as they are in other countries but there is often a Monsoon season specific to each area or country.
Kerala
Kerala is a state on India’s tropical Malabar Coast known for its palm-lined beaches and network of canals.
Just inland are the Western Ghats, mountains whose slopes support tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as wildlife. This is where many monsoons are needed and actually produce the landscape you can see here!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Monsoon Afternoon
Author/Guide: Kashmira Sheth Destination: India
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