I'm very pleased to announce the release of my latest book for children, The Secret Garden.
Published by Nature Science Initiative, Dehra Dun, it is a book about the Peepal tree (which is a Ficus tree), its inhabitants, and the fascinating story of the relationship between the Ficus tree and the Fig Wasp. It is aimed at children between the ages of 8 to 14.
The book is a product of a collaboration between several people. I "translated" the science produced by many researchers, including Soumya Prasad, Geetha Ramaswami, Mahua Ghara, Anusha Krishnan, Raman Kumar. Sartaj Ghuman contributed illustrations.
The superb cover and many of the cartoons in the book, are by the brilliant Rohan Chakravarty of Green Humour, and some photographs are by Pradip Krishen (of Trees of Delhi fame).
The beautiful layout and some pictures and illustrations are by Anita Varma of Graphic Alley, who's done a fantastic job with it.
It is truly a fabulous book and I'm proud to be associated with it.
You can order the book by emailing nsi@naturescienceinitiative.org.
The book was released in Dehra Dun, during a Peepal Walk organized by Been There, Doon That? with Dr. Soumya Prasad of Nature Science Initiative, who is an ecologist and my childhood friend.
A report of the walk and the book release in the Hindustan Times:
Published by Nature Science Initiative, Dehra Dun, it is a book about the Peepal tree (which is a Ficus tree), its inhabitants, and the fascinating story of the relationship between the Ficus tree and the Fig Wasp. It is aimed at children between the ages of 8 to 14.
The book is a product of a collaboration between several people. I "translated" the science produced by many researchers, including Soumya Prasad, Geetha Ramaswami, Mahua Ghara, Anusha Krishnan, Raman Kumar. Sartaj Ghuman contributed illustrations.
The superb cover and many of the cartoons in the book, are by the brilliant Rohan Chakravarty of Green Humour, and some photographs are by Pradip Krishen (of Trees of Delhi fame).
The beautiful layout and some pictures and illustrations are by Anita Varma of Graphic Alley, who's done a fantastic job with it.
It is truly a fabulous book and I'm proud to be associated with it.
You can order the book by emailing nsi@naturescienceinitiative.org.
The book was released in Dehra Dun, during a Peepal Walk organized by Been There, Doon That? with Dr. Soumya Prasad of Nature Science Initiative, who is an ecologist and my childhood friend.
A report of the walk and the book release in the Hindustan Times:
2 comments:
Interesting. Anything for nature is worth the effort.
Heartiest Congratulations, Shruthi! Will look for the book when I am in India next :)
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