Below is a list of 7 the books by this author.
A boy grows up to make positive change in his community. After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come to his small Indian village.... [Read More]
A boy grows up to make positive change in his community. After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar’s plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive. Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone’s reach.
Theme: India, Environmental Issues, Citizen Kid Series
Recounts the true story of Jadav Payeng, who, as a boy, grew a forest in the state of Assam, which offered a home to countless plants and animals and... [Read More]
Recounts the true story of Jadav Payeng, who, as a boy, grew a forest in the state of Assam, which offered a home to countless plants and animals and became an extraordinary habitat whose existence borders on a miracle come true.
Theme: Environmental Issues
This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in... [Read More]
This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in 2016 to teach local grandmothers how to read and write.
Theme: India
Dans cet album sans texte, un oiseau sort après l'hiver et découvre que le monde est devenu silencieux. Il s'installe dans un arbre... [Read More]
Dans cet album sans texte, un oiseau sort après l'hiver et découvre que le monde est devenu silencieux. Il s'installe dans un arbre tout près d'un immeuble d'habitation et les résidents trouvent de l'espoir en observant sa résilience et les cycles de la nature par leurs fenêtres.
Theme: Wordless
Seven real-life stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their communities amidst war, poverty, and violence. With vivid, textured... [Read More]
Seven real-life stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their communities amidst war, poverty, and violence. With vivid, textured images, this powerful picture book is: A celebration of everyday heroes and how they make their communities a better place, a teaching tool for facilitating difficult but hopeful conversations about conflict in our world, and the people who are making a difference in their own way.
Theme: Activism, Environmental Issues
A true tale of big cats and even bigger courage, inspired by the personal story of Gir Forest's first female guard and Lion Queen, Rasila Vadher... [Read More]
A true tale of big cats and even bigger courage, inspired by the personal story of Gir Forest's first female guard and Lion Queen, Rasila Vadher "Never look a lion in the eyes," a mother tells her fearless girl. After a field trip to the Gir Forest, the girl learns all about the rare Asiatic lions of India, and from that day on, she dreams of taking care of them when she grows up. But not everyone thinks a girl has a right to such a dream, and so she stifles what she wishes for most, a roar growing inside her. That is, until the day she comes face to face with a lion. This empowering and exciting picture book is inspired by the story of Rasila Vadher, who grew up to become the first woman guardian and real-life Lion Queen at India's Gir Forest, the very place she first fell in love with lions.
In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building,... [Read More]
In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature.
Theme: Wordless