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A 16 year old pudgy boy might seem like an unlikely hero. But Ritesh, alias Tubby, endears himself to us through his reluctant but growing attraction to a girl wrestler in his class, his care for an owlet, and for his batting prowess on the cricket field. With never a dull moment in his life or in the story, young adult readers of 15 and above will relate to this book and to the satisfactory ending!
Strange Worlds! Strange Times!
A perfect introduction to science fiction for young readers, this collection ranges from JC Bose to modern writers including Jerry Pinto and Manjula Padmanabhan. With stories that challenge and fascinate, the book weaves alternative worlds and possible futures through satire, humour and through provoking situations.
Truly a book for our polluted times. Research, imagination, and a whole lot of love has gone into this effort to shake readers out of their apathy to the deteriorating state of the environment. The fiction is serious and engaging, with a tension all its own, while facts are posted at regular intervals. Like the real Greta Thunberg, the children in this book send adults a resounding call to account.
The Harmony of Bees and Other Charms of Creepy Crawlies
Creepy-crawlies are an eternal source of fascination as well as revulsion. In this highly readable book by a seasoned naturalist, everday insects are portrayed with a fresh perspective, revealing bizzare aspects of thier lives. Male spiders woo mates with gifts to avoid being eaten by her. Butterflies don’t just drink nectar, but also blood and alchohol. Read on!
This research memoir attempts to capture the many facets of elephant lives in the wild. The writer gets to know elephants as individuals, and grows close to them, particularly to Tipu, the largest of them in Rajaji National Park, the area of his study. Written in a vivid, lively style, and illustrated with photographs, his book captures changes in physical and socio-cultural landscape and the escalating conflicts with humans, giving a fascinating insight into a complex co-existence of forests, animals and humans in today’s world.
When I met the Mama Bear- A Forest Guard’s Story
This book is the story of Priya, a young woman who works as a forest guard in Melghat National Park. Priya tackles loneliness and fear, and living away from her daughter. One day, she encounters a mother bear and cubs while on her rounds leading to a fearful adventure with an unexpected ending. A special book for young readers that not only tells an exciting story but gives the context as well, which makes it a cross-genre book in many ways.
A fantastically written book about the mahseer fish in the Kaveri river. The writing is dramatic and emotional and the illustrations draw you into the world of Matisha- a gorgeous, golden mahseer. The collision of the natural world with the apathy of the humans is well presented. The ending is like a salute to the majestic tiger on land and the tiger in the river. It’s a book that makes you want to do something!
Using the familiar trope of a grandfather who loves to talk of the past, three stories centred around the tiger are narrated to the child, who is both the grandson and the reader. Two of the stories have a germ of historical fact, around which a tale is built. The third one is the old tiger myth of the Sunderbans retold. The royal, dignified, lone tiger, awe-inspiring, terrifying as well as fascinating, shines through all three stories.
