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Annapurna Vancheswaran
PS WHAT’S UP WITH THE CLIMATE? by Bijal Vachharajani. Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan Pratham Books, 2021, 20 pp., 65.00
THE GRASS SEEKERby Ruhani Kaur Pratham Books, 2021, 65 pp., 28
November 2021, volume 45, No 11

Climatic change has become a global concern over the last few decades. It refers to the change in the environmental conditions of the earth. This happens due to many internal and external factors. Isn’t it interesting that knowingly or unknowingly we observe various things such as trees, vehicles, garbage and so much more? What are all these things? They’re nothing but a part of our environment. Bijal Vachharajani discusses climate through a series of letters from the animal kingdom and has interestingly and skilfully entwined two valuable learnings, one on the environment and the other of rekindling the lost art of letter writing. Adding a postscript to the title of the book PS What’s Up With the Climate? and running it through the book in the letters is again both appealing and interesting. The book is appropriately placed in learning level 3, a right age to introduce intricate environmental issues such as climate change; provide the ability to appreciate its importance; and enable children to think and act in sync with nature.

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