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?…

Publisher: TulikaAuthor: Sagar KolwankarIllustrator: Sagar Kolwankar Gulab’s classmates call her ‘Stinky Gulab’, and it’s not because she smells. Her father is a manual scavenger — he is made to clean drains and gutters with his bare hands, even today! “Why do you do it?!” asks Gulab angrily. With a determination to help him, and a little help from science, she…

Publisher: Red Panda (an imprint of Westland)Author: Akshay ManwaniIllustrator: Devashree Damodare Veera, the old tiger king of Mahovann, is planning to retire. But his last big decision is an unfortunate one; he must send his trusted friend and lieutenant Bhairav to prison. Bhairav’s son, the mighty Taranath, seeks revenge and plots to eliminate the entire tiger family. Set in the…

Publisher: Harper CollinsAuthor: Kalpish Ratna (Ishrat Syed and Kalpana Swaminathan write together as Kalpish Ratna) A young boy mysteriously dubbed JustIt, receives a letter from an old uncommon aunt that takes him on a hearty adventure with underlying themes of environmental conservation and living in harmony with the natural world. Click here to buy

Publisher: Harper CollinsAuthor: Lubaina BandukwalaIllustrator: Sanket Pethkar Based on a film of the same name by Priya Thuvassery, Coral Woman is the story of Uma Mani – a 50-year-old homemaker who found the courage to dive into the deep seas to see for herself the corals that fascinated her. Click here to buy

Publisher: KalpavrikshAuthor: SerowIllustrators: Rajiv Eipe Chitty lives a free-spirited life on a forest farm in the Western Ghats. She has hair-raising encounters with wild animals, gobbles up termites, and loves jackfruit chips. She is also a wise and loyal friend, with an extraordinary mind and soul. Follow Chitty’s adventures down this winding forest trail — she will make you laugh…