Shruthi Rao
@shrurao
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Kidlit Author (US, India) #12x12PB #STEAM #NF KADOOBOO! (Page Street, 2024) WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILL (McElderry/S&S, 2025) Rep: @kristinostby Greenhouse Lit
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Joined May 2009
KADOOBOO!: A Silly South Indian Folktale is now out in the world. Published by @PageStreetKids, and with art by @darshika_varma. https://t.co/UIUtuDXLH7
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"One girl stepped into the spotlight . . . and started a movement..." Enter to win a copy of Shruthi Rao (@shrurao) & @devika_joglekar's "The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana" from @YaliBooks
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Delighted to share that our new book ‘The First Girl on Stage’ is out now! 😀 #Yakshagana is one of my most cherished childhood memories so illustrating this story by Shruthi Rao was truly special. Huge thanks to our wonderful publishers, Ambika and Suhani! BOOK LINK 👇🏽
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Hey #writingcommunity! Last chance to win @shrurao's new book When Science Stood Still- just RT & comment on blog: https://t.co/FJO9qygCIc
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
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My #LLPick of the day is When Science Stood Still: How S Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes by @shrurao! Win a free critique here: https://t.co/FJO9qygCIc
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books
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Need some #writing advice? Check out these nuggets of wisdom from #author @shrurao & win a critique! RT & comment on blog: https://t.co/FJO9qyhaxK
#kidlit #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #LLInterviews #books
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Perseverance, Black Holes, and the Power of Truth! @shrurao introduces her new #STEM picture book. Check out my blog post & giveaway: https://t.co/FJO9qyhaxK
#BlissfullyBookish #LLInspire #kidlit #amwriting #amreading #amediting #writingcommunity #books
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"[Chandrasekhar's] discovery has led to a better understanding of the universe, of how it works, & how it began! An understanding that came decades late because the world ignored a brilliant young scientist." Preview featured on my blog: https://t.co/AuDHHDeYgv
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For more details and free registration, https://t.co/UEMpidPQMZ Lecture | The Story of the Great Trigonometrical Survey, with Meera Iyer and Shruthi Rao 📆 5 July 2025 ⏰ 4PM-6PM 📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru #bengaluru #greattrigonometricalsurvey @shrurao @JahnaviPhalkey
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Public Lecture | Heard of the Great Trigonometrical Survey? Join writers Meera Iyer and Shruthi Rao as they weave historic stories about one of the most astounding projects in the history of science, born here in Bengaluru and reaching the peak of Mt. Everest.
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Check out all the awesome #authors I featured on my #BlissfullyBookish blog in 2024! #kidlit #writingcommunity #STEM #amreading #amwriting #books #fiction #books #children
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#STEMTuesday is celebrating its 7th anniversary! We want to thank everyone who utilized, read, commented & shared our #STEM posts throughout the years, so we’re hosting a #GIVEAWAY! Follow this link for a chance to win a #STEMbook bundle!
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The entire STEM Tuesday team is SO excited to be celebrating our SEVENTH anniversary!! We have enjoyed every minute of it and hope you have, too. Our goal, when we started this blog was to provide...
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Aaaah! I'm delighted to see KADOOBOO!: A Silly South Indian Folktale in this list of 101 Great Books for Kids List for 2024! Every year, this list has been my go-to to find good books to read and I am THRILLED that our book is on this list now! Art:Darshika Varma @PageStreetKids
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I am super-super excited to announce the COVER REVEAL for my book LIVING BRIDGES illustrated by Avani Dwivedi @itisavni, coming soon in June 2025 by Beach Lane an imprint of Simon and Shuster @simonschuster. Thanks! @AndreaBrownLit PREORDER NOW wherever books are sold!
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Honored and thrilled to be the Goddard Youth Award winner! Thank you so much for selecting Just One Pebble, One Boy's Quest to End Hunger.
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During #WorldSpaceWeek, a reminder that this book releases next year. I've seen the cover by Srinidhi Srinivasan and it's stunning!
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Your boy is officially a PUBLISHED author 💚 I couldn’t be happier that my Ghanaian mythology story is out in the world. Black boys have always deserved to be the heroes of their own stories, and I hope you love this story as much as I loved writing it. See you in Asamando 🇬🇭
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Happy Ganesha Chaturthi! Celebrate with some of Ganesha’s favorite sweets - KADOOBOO!
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