The Conservation Chronicles

The Conservation Chronicles is a collection of stories written to spark curiosity, ecological awareness and action among young readers. The book hopes to cultivate and capture the imaginations of young children, while exploring real-world ecological themes and issues, and encourages them to pay more attention to their deeply interpersonal yet collective relationships with their surroundings and help them understand their space in preserving it.
In Bobby the Busy Bee, readers follow a day in the life of Bobby, a tiny yet tireless bee whose work with his colony helps transform a dying garden into a living and breathing green home.
Maya and the Great Coral Rescue introduces us to Maya, a mermaid determined to save her coral reef home from destruction. With help from her sea creature friends, she uncovers the causes of coral bleaching and together, they build a movement to protect marine ecosystems.
Shera’s Sundarban Adventure follows a curious Bengal Tiger cub as he journeys across the Sundarban mangroves, meeting animals affected by climate change and discovering the interconnectedness of the survival of species and habitats.
In The Urban Jungle, Urvi and her friends bring nature back to their city through a rooftop garden, learning how even small green efforts can make a big impact on urban ecology and biodiversity.
Cheeku Learns About Chipko! tells the resilient tale of a boy who, inspired by his grandmother’s story of the historic Indian Chipko Movement, leads his own iteration of the movement to save the rich forest that he is a part of, from the clawing destruction of mega building projects.
With engaging stories, The Conservation Chronicles empower its readers to care for their world – this anthology builds care and consciousness, one story, one tree, one step at a time.