Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
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Author - Terry O'Brien
Did you know that the origin of the phrase 'Back to square one' goes back to board games like Snakes and Ladders and playground games like hopscotch. Also the phrase 'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched' was first found in Aesop's writings.
So get ready to discover the origins of phrases and idioms that we often come across in our day-to-day life in this informative new book titled 'Phrase Fact Finder' by Terry O'Brien.
The book is interesting and has lot of idioms and phrases along with their meanings and origins. It is useful for reference and is definitely an interesting way to expand the vocabulary.
Book Details
Author: Terry O'Brien
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
ISBN: 978-81-291-3537-7
Price: Rs. 140/-
Age Group: 9+
Reviewed by- Beena Menon
Last updated on :3/27/2017
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.