About the Book
SIDE A Magic in Marble: Building the Taj with Attaullah Attaullah has to leave his playmates and the beautiful trees of Lahore behind as he makes the tiring journey to Akbarabad on a camel cart. His abbu, a master architect, has been summoned there to help build the most extraordinary monument ever-the Taj Mahal. The mausoleum will immortalize the memory of Jahan Panah Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. And Attaullah wants to be a part of history as it's being created. But how? Travelling across two timelines in history, this is an ulta-pulta book about two children whose paths collide in a mysteriously magical way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDE B Magic in Marble: Saving the Taj with Aradya Aradya has read everything she could find on the greatest monument ever built-the Taj Mahal. So, when her papa, a conservationist, invites her to join him on his quick work trip to Agra, she feels like she's the luckiest girl in the whole, wide world. Her papa's team is working on a project that will help preserve the Taj's beauty and ensure its survival for future generations. And Aradya wants to help. But how? Travelling across two timelines in history, this is an ulta-pulta book about two children whose paths collide in a mysteriously magical way.