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Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth
Sona Sharma (Related to this series)
- Author
- Chitra Soundar
- Narrator
- Priya Ayyar
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
What to expect
Sona is determined to get her whole suburban Indian neighborhood to help fight climate change in this second heartwarming story.
When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school, she worries that nobody is doing enough to combat it. So she takes up the challenge herself! But her family isn’t amused when Sona suddenly gets rid of her sister’s diapers and turns off Thatha and Paatti’s cooling fan during their nap. Sona finds a better way to implement change, at a family meeting where everyone helps make a list of ways to conserve. Energized, Sona sets her sights on the rest of the neighborhood. When she that learns many of the kolams—traditional art that people draw in front of their homes to celebrate the festival season—are not eco-friendly, she makes plans for some even bigger changes. Can Sona convince everyone to get involved—even her own strong-willed grandmother? This heartening story and its delightfully eager main character are sure to inspire young environmentalists. Back matter includes a vocabulary list and a lesson on how to draw your own kolam.
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- Author
- Chitra Soundar
- Narrator
- Priya Ayyar
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9798896796855
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Synopsis
Sona is determined to get her whole suburban Indian neighborhood to help fight climate change in this second heartwarming story. When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school, she worries that nobody is doing enough to combat it. So she takes up the challenge herself! But her family isn’t amused when Sona suddenly gets rid of her sister’s diapers and turns off Thatha and Paatti’s cooling fan during their nap. Sona finds a better way to implement change, at a family meeting where everyone helps make a list of ways to conserve. Energized, Sona sets her sights on the rest of the neighborhood. When she that learns many of the kolams—traditional art that people draw in front of their homes to celebrate the festival season—are not eco-friendly, she makes plans for some even bigger changes. Can Sona convince everyone to get involved—even her own strong-willed grandmother? This heartening story and its delightfully eager main character are sure to inspire young environmentalists. Back matter includes a vocabulary list and a lesson on how to draw your own kolam.
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