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Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet gives children climate vocabulary

Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet gives children climate vocabulary
‘Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet’: A new vocabulary for children to express climate anxiety · scroll.in

This is a picture book full of make-believe stories about our warming planet.

A writer named Rajat Chaudhuri made it so kids can understand big climate changes.

The book has three stories, and each one has a kid as the main character.

In the first story, a girl named Tina lives in a town where some people have electricity and others do not.

She finds a village that gets power from the sun, where everyone shares the energy.

In the second story, a boy named Gogol can feel when nature is hurt, like when a forest is being cut down.

In the third story, the oceans have dried up because people tried to fix the weather with untested inventions.

Each story ends with learning notes that explain the real world behind the tale.

The writer wants children to have words for their worries about the planet.

The book hopes readers will feel hopeful and want to help the Earth.

Key facts

Book
Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet
Author
Rajat Chaudhuri
Illustrator
Isha Nagar
Publisher
Perky Parrot/Niyogi Books
Stories
"Tina and the Light of the World," "The Seventh Sense," "How Did the Oceans Vanish?"
Page count
Slightly more than 100 pages
Themes
Renewable energy and control of it, ecological empathy and neurodivergence, geoengineering risks
Special features
Black-and-white illustrations, maps of fictional landscapes, learning notes after each story, and an author's letter to readers

Quotes

Rajat Chaudhuri

author of Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet

““Let these stories about a warming planet be your friend and companion. Take from them, listen to their messages and use what you learn in your life. Through stories and climate action, you will one day bring back the seasons and the planet will be cooler.””
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Story narrator

Narrative voice within the book’s story ‘The Seventh Sense’

““The people of the forest call it the seventh sense. To feel at one with the forest and live in harmony with the mind‑boggling variety of life.””
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