Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet is a collection of short stories about ordinary young children trying to make sense of a planet under extraordinary threat.
Chaudhuri’s playful world-building holds subtle allegories about the perils of climate change that will encourage budding readers to think about their contribution to the environment and the power of collective action. Grappling with concepts ranging from renewable energy sources and growing urbanisation to sustainable ways of coexisting with nature, this book offers three striking tales of climate fiction that will make you pause, wonder, and reimagine the world you live in.
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Price: ₹295
Publisher: Niyogi Books
ISBN: 9788119626588
Pages: 111
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rajat Chadhuri, author of acclaimed cli-fi novels like The Butterfly Effect and Spellcasters, short story collections like Hotel Calcutta, edited anthologies of speculative fiction and solarpunk, video game stories, and translations of memoirs and poetry collections from Bengali. Chaudhuri is a Charles Wallace and Hawthornden Fellow, his new book of climate stories for young adults was published this year. He writes and speaks frequently about cli-fi and possible futures in local and global venues.
This is his first children's book.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
A visual artist and a design graduate from NIFT, Delhi, Isha Nagar creates fantastical illustrations and artworks for children. She has worked on award-winning books like Fishbowl, The Ghost of Malabar, Uncontrollable, V for Vaccine, and What is a Tail Good for, among others. Apart from books, she is found swimming in gigantic waves of watercolours, taking little pauses to sniff at new books. You can view her work at www.ishanagar.com.