Manika Kukreja
Manika Kukreja
THE GREEN WORLD SERIES (SET OF FIVE BOOKS) by Sonia Mehta Puffin Books/Penguin, , 62 pp., 255
November 2019, volume 43, No 11

The Econuts is a group of five children who are concerned about their environment. The Green World series are a set of five books with an environment troubling mystery to be solved by the Econuts. Dewy is passionate about water, she loves the sight and sound of clean water. Woosh is worried about the air quality in the atmosphere. Pebbles is an Earth Champion and he wants to recycle things. Plants, trees are comfort and love for Petals. Waggy’s prime aim is to care for animals.

The five books have a pattern of the story and resemble a TV cartoon series. I visited ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ from my memory lane where the characters in each episode have an agenda to use the tools for the day. I would eagerly wait for situations that are created in their day to apply those objects which were present for the day. The show and the book alike are made to ignite the child’s interactiveness as in addition to the stories the series is also a collection of activity books.

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