Growing up with Nidhi: Book 1 – Nidhi and Minchu
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Do you like to play?
And to learn?
Do you also like colouring?
Then, this book is for you!
Nidhi is a little kid, now just six years old. She asks a lot of questions and is a little ball of energy! In this book, she experiences small problems and learns how to overcome them. With the help of her parents, her friends, and her loyal pup Minchu, she is learning how to act, how to behave, and how to grow into an understanding, thoughtful, and independent adult.
Interested readers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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