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The fourth book in PRH Duckbill's nonfiction series for 8-12-year-old  kids, 10 Indian Champions Who Are Fighting To Save the Planet  is an  interesting read about people who are doing their bit to preserve the  environment for the present and future generations. This book  spotlights  ten eco champions and equips with you with information  to do your bit for the environment.  A must for every home and school library! Radha Rangarajan, co-author of this book, shares more details.                                          1. What criteria did you choose to shortlist the champions for this book?   We first came up with a list of names of all the inspiring people who have worked on and are continuing to work on wildlife conservation, research and environmental issues. Some of the topics we wanted to cover were - birds, large mammals, marin...

What makes me Me ? is a nonfiction picture book by Poorva Agrawal from the house of Tulika. In early 2019  Tulika Books invited ideas from the public for a series of nonfiction picture books.  The creators of selected ideas were asked to attend a workshop in Chennai.  What makes me Me? by Poorva Agarwal was one of the books which emerged out of the workshop which was held in association with the Parag Trust. Big bold and colourful illustrations by Maithili Joshi makes thIs book encourages children to think and discuss what makes them unique from others.  Picture Courtesy : Poorva Agarwal . 1. How much of this book was inspired by your two kids? The book was not inspired by my children at all actually! It was inspired by a curriculum that we were trying to create in a school called Akshara Vidyaashram in Cuddalore, where I used to teach.  The very first verse, however, is totally based on conversations about evolution, wit...

This October Pickle Yolk Books will be open to receiving submissions from authors. After publishing award winning picture books Pickle Yolk books.is now venturing into nonfiction. Biographies to be more precise! Editor of Pickle Yolk Books, Richa Jha, shares details on the kind of stuff she is expecting to see in her mailbox. . 1. What's the word count you are looking for? Ideal word count: under 600. But otherwise, I will not be in a position to accept any submission with a word count exceeding 1000 words. 2. Would the biographies be based on Indian or International personalities? Living or dead? Ideally, Indian/ living/ not already done to death (E.g.: Sachin Tendulkar or Dhoni).  But an inspiring name from the recent past is fine too (from early 1900s onwards). 3. What should authors keep in mind before mailing the submissions? a) I'd love to see stories that highlight certain inspiring aspects of a person's personality, or inspiring episodes ...

Devika Carriapa is the winner of Bal Sahitya award for 2019.  She won the award for her nonfiction book -  India Through Archaelogy: Excavating History . Published by Tulika books, this mammoth nonfiction book of 160 pages is a wonderful reference material   for children of all ages. Devika shared her thoughts after winning the award instituted by Sahitya Akademi. Pic courtesy: tulikabooks.com                              . 1.Did you know about the Bal Sahitya awards before you won? Of course! And I’ve always felt that a national award that recognises children’s writing across languages and genres is something truly unique. 2. This is probably the first time that a non-fiction book has won the Bal Sahitya award. You are also the first archaeologist to win an award meant for authors who write for children. Your comments. I am delighted that the genre of non-fiction for chil...