Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Mujahid KhanIllustrator: Manjari Chakravarti A tiger researcher is out looking for tiger hair and poop as part of his study. He finds plenty of signs of the tiger, but where is the big cat. After all, there are so many ways to see a tiger without seeing a tiger. Also available in Hindi Click here to buy

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Parinita ShettyIllustrator: Sunaina Coelho Imagine all the stories rivers could tell us about the past, present and future! Rivers were there when humans wanted to grow food. They were there when humans started to build cities. They are still here, providing water, food and livelihoods. But they are also being treated like rubbish bins. Rivers know how…

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Bijal VachharajaniIllustrator: Archana Sreenivasan It’s too hot. It’s too cold. There’s no rain. There’s too much rain. There’s less snow. There’s too much carbon in the atmosphere. Grizzly bears don’t know whether to sleep, penguins don’t know what to eat. Kangaroos are escaping forest fires, bees are groggy from all the pesticide. In a world overrun by…

Publisher: Harper CollinsAuthor: Amitav Ghosh The first-ever book in verse by Amitav Ghosh, Jungle Nama is an adaptation of an episode from the legend of Bon Bibi, a tale popular in the villages of the Sundarban, which also lies at the heart of his novel The Hungry Tide. It is the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor…

Publisher: Speaking TigerAuthor: Amirtharaj Christy Williams Sometime in the mid-1990s, Amirtharaj Christy Williams, an Asian elephant specialist, went to Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as a greenhorn research fellow. His task was to radio-collar and track several elephants in the Siwalik hills. As he went about his work, he formed close associations with several of these amazing pachyderms: Mallika, the…

Publisher: PuffinAuthor: Arefa Tehsin The call of the wild Hudhud is horrible to everyone. He polishes off his classmates’ lunches, plays cruel pranks on his teachers and troubles innocent creatures. Until his strange new history teacher decides to set him straight. The lesson? A curse! Now Hudhud must roam the vast earth . . . with-and as-the greatest migratory animals.…

Publisher: Penguin IndiaAuthor: Rohan Chakravarty In the forests of central India, where teak meets sal and plateaus meet hills, natural history meets detective fiction in an inquisitive Ruddy Mongoose’s investigations. Join Naturalist Ruddy as he unearths some of nature’s most fascinating mysteries in this one-of-a-kind comic book set across India’s various natural habitats. Click here to buy

Publisher: Hachette IndiaAuthor: Nalini Ramachandran To some, elephants are the guardians of forests; to others, they are sacred symbols – worthy of being worshipped. They were comrades-in-arms to kings and queens in one time, and objects of entertainment in another. Drawing from contemporary accounts, world history and mythologies, this book explores the complex relationship between elephants and humans across the…

Publisher: Hachette IndiaAuthor: Nalini Ramachandran A pirate king finds his plans foiled by a formidable force of nature. A majestic mountain range emerges from a demon’s tantrum. A sea keeps a city safely hidden in its deep waters. The avatar of a god gives a forest its name… Long ago, before science came up with explanations for the events that…

Publisher: Karadi TalesAuthor: Sara Rajan “Manolita is perfectly human . . . I think.” When a chance vacation takes Jaya to Oregon, she makes a new friend. But this strange girl isn’t all that she appears to be, with her solemn eyes and open laugh. She is astounded by phones and prefers her fish uncooked. Could Manolita be hiding something?…