On a Street in Singapore Elvin Ching Illustrated throughout by the inimitable

Illustrated throughout by the inimitable Quentin Blake

Hilda is ready to explore and document the wilderness

As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother

ISBN: 9780141357850

Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn’t let him in because he was black

On a Street in Singapore Elvin Ching Illustrated throughout by the inimitableWritten by James Suresh Illustrated by Syed Ismail The title of this book was inspired by a song written back in the 1940s and performed by renowned artists like Bing Crosby and The Manhattan Transfer. The lyrics of the song provide a mystical, oriental description of Singapore with its reference to temple bells, lotus flowers and a traveller being drawn to the island by perfumes of Shalimar. Singapore today still retains some of the old world charm