Sangeeta Dhanuka

Nature stories- Siboo's first day in the forest Sangeeta Dhanuka

Children are often very curious about animals and love seeing and interacting with them. However, as they start going to school, our educational system slowly takes them away from this natural world and somewhere along the way, their minds lose this curiosity about animals. When we take them to zoos or animal parks, we rarely teach them to be sensitive to animals or tell them anything about how life is for these animals in the wild. Through this book, the kids will see and learn through the eyes of Siboo the 6-month-old tiger cub, who steps out of the den and into the wild for the first time with his mother and sister. They come across different other animals and the mother teaches them the ways of survival. Through an absorbing narration and an edge-of-the-seat story accompanied by pictures, the book also subtly gives children an insight into animal behavior. The narrative is written in a style that children would love reading, again and again, thus also creating in them an interest in reading. Parents could also read it out for the 4-5-year-olds and above, who love listening to stories and looking at colorful pics.