Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes
No. of pages 64
Published: 2021
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In "Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes," Ruskin Bond takes readers on a delightful journey through his travels and experiences. With his signature blend of humor and nostalgia, Bond recounts his various adventures across different modes of transport, painting vivid pictures of the landscapes, people, and cultures he encounters. Each story reflects his deep appreciation for nature and the simple joys of travel, as well as his keen observance of life. Through charming anecdotes, he shares the transformative power of travel and the memories that linger long after the journey ends, inviting readers to embark on their own adventures. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited .
Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, New Delhi and Simla. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas (including Vagrants in the Valley and A Flight of Pigeons) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.