Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World

Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World
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Features Karna, a brave and ambitious character from the epic Mahabharata, as famous for his generosity as for his skills with bow and arrow

â€¢ Introduces children to one of the most colorful characters of Hindu mythology

â€¢ Illustrated throughout with glowing full-color paintings in traditional Indian style

â€¢ Speaks to the questions that arise for adoptive children and their parents

When Princess Kunti is twelve years old she tries reciting a secret mantra for inviting the gods into her life. She gets more than she bargained for when the Sun, himself, swoops down out of the sky in a golden chariot and presents her with a baby. â€œTake him back,â€ she cries. â€œIâ€™m not ready to be a mother!â€ But itâ€™s too late; the Sun says the baby is her responsibility now. However, he points out the childâ€™s golden earrings and the golden shield upon his chest and tells Kunti that as long he wears them, the child will be protected. Kunti tearfully puts the baby in a basket and sets him afloat on the river, where Adhiratha and Radha, a poor and childless couple, find him and take him in.

Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World introduces the reader to the heroic but humanly flawed character of Karna, who grapples with issues of right and wrong, truth and lies, loyalty and abandonment. It tells how Radha helps her adoptive son, Karna, solve the mystery of his birth; how she and her husband give Karna the courage to follow his heart in the study of archery; how Karna faces his birth mother in the final days of his brief but brilliant life; and how his loyalty to a friend and his unparalleled generosity and sense of honor ultimately cause him to give his own life so that good may triumph over evil.
Country USA
Brand Bear Cub Books
Manufacturer Bear Cub Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781591430735
ReleaseDate 2007-10-09
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781591430735

Country	USA
Brand	Bear Cub Books
Manufacturer	Bear Cub Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781591430735
ReleaseDate	2007-10-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781591430735

Karna: The Greatest Archer in the World

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