When the Jungles Whisper! – Preethi Menon

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Product Description Meet Chandrika the cobra, Divya the dolphin, Gowri the gharial and many others … One summer vacation two young children, Kanna and Molu, encounter a host of animals and birds through the stories their grandmother reads to them! They discover a treasure trove of information on the endangered species and their habitats in India as each short story takes them to the many jungles and forest reservesspread across the country. Join Kanna and Molu on this jumbo trail as they hear the jungles whisper and help save and preserve India’s delightful wildlife! “The author successfully captures the flavour and essence of the diversity of landscapes, the terrain, forests, wetlands and other habitats in which these creatures survive …” K. Ullas Karanth About the Author Preethi Menon is an educator, with more than three decades of teaching experience. She was born, raised and schooled in Kuwait. Her higher education was from various institutions in Kerala. Preethi has taught in schools in Mumbai, Vizag, Delhi and Wellington (Coonoor). She has been teaching in different international schools in Bengaluru for the last seventeen years. She loves travelling and is passionate about nature and wildlife. She enjoys birdwatching and has been to many of the forest reserves mentioned in the book. Parvathy Subramanian is an illustrator based out of Chennai who loves to make you chuckle with her drawings about animals and humans living in urban areas. Tanisha Tiwari is an artist and a designer based in Bengaluru. Mukund Ravishankar hails from Coonoor. Being in the midst of natural beauty, Mukund’s illustrations capture the beauty of hills effortlessly. Saswati Patra is a Bengaluru-based freelance artist. Krithika Ramesh is an architect from Coonoor who has won the Vajra World Records for carving the letters A to Z on a microtip. Vibha Jayaram is an artist and illustrator based in Bengaluru, India. Tayyibah Kazim is a second-year student in Communication and Journalism in Northwestern University, Qatar. Divya Menon from Coonoor is an Early Years educator and a certified yoga instructor. She is a self-taught artist who enjoys painting nature.