Latest Protected Area Update Newsletter, No. 137
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Call for Submissions: Children’s Books
We are looking to publish fiction and non-fiction books for children. Do send in your manuscripts at the earliest!
Types of books
Illustrated storybooks and non-fiction books for children aged 6 to 14 years
Themes
We are looking for fiction and non-fiction books on the themes of environment, nature, wildlife (especially lesser known species) and community conservation based in India.
Additional Comments
Our main criteria for selection of fiction are that the story should be original and engaging for children, with interesting plots and characters. It shouldn’t be preachy and moralistic. It should have an Indian setting. We value diversity. Natural history information, if any, should be woven in seamlessly. Language and length should be age-appropriate and correlate to the complexity of the story.
Our main criterion for non-fiction is, again, that it should be interesting for children. Information should be presented in creative ways. We are NOT looking for textbook-ish or encyclopaedic books on wildlife.
Our books are usually published under a Creative Commons license.
How to submit
- Please send all manuscripts by email to Sujatha Padmanabhan [email protected]
- Authors may discuss initial ideas with us OR they may submit a complete manuscript. In either case, a decision will only be taken on seeing the final work. Please do not submit previously published work.
- If you plan to write a fresh manuscript specifically for this proposal, we recommend that you send us an outline first. This will help avoid situations where we have to reject a perfectly good manuscript only because we have already published a similar book.
- You may send as many manuscripts as you like.
- Once selected, we will get the illustrations done. However, if you already have illustrations for your book, please submit those as well, for consideration.
- We will take up to three months to review your manuscript. After you have submitted the manuscript to us, we request that you wait till you hear from us OR for a period of three months before submitting it to other publishers, at which time, we would appreciate if you inform us.
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Book reading of ‘Saving the Dalai Lama’s Cranes’ and Origami crane making workshop, Kalpavriksh
Join the author Neeraj Vagholikar, who will read from the latest Kalpavriksh storybook for children based in Arunachal Pradesh! Be part of the adventures of a young monk and his friends as they save the home of the black-necked crane…
Try your hand at making origami crane with Anuradha Arjunwadkar. Age group: 10 plus
Date: 5th Jan, 2019
Venue: KVIFF Eco Bazaar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Sanskrutik Bhavan, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune
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New Children’s Book ‘Saving the Dalai Lama’s Cranes’
Kalpavriksh has published a new children’s book: ‘Saving the Dalai Lama’s Cranes’ by Neeraj Vagholikar and illustrations by Niloufer Wadia. Please see the flyer for more details.
The book can be ordered by writing to [email protected] or bought online on Amazon amzn.to/2EMz4zJ
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New Publication: Po Tricks His Foe
Po Tricks His Foe: A fun new children’s story book co-published by Kalpavriksh and Eklavya.
This book about the adventures of a pangolin, is written by Sharmila Deo and illustrated by Niloufer Wadia.
Price: Rs. 75
To order, write to [email protected]
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NEW PUBLICATION Ecologies Of Hope And Transformation: Post-Development Alternatives From India
Across India, communities and individuals are exploring ways of ensuring human wellbeing and prosperity through more democratic, ecologically sensitive and culturally rooted ways. This book puts together 9 powerful stories from different social and ecological contexts. Collectively, they challenge inequality, ecological damage, centralised governance, and the currently dominant model of development.
Edited by: Neera Singh | Seema Kulkarni | Neema Pathak Broome
Authors: Adam Cajka | Ashish Kothari | Harini Nagendra | Meenal Tatpati | Nyla Coelho | Rashi Mishra | Seema Bhatt | Seema Kulkarni | Shiba Desor | Sujatha Padmanabhan | Vinay Nair
Price: Rs. 200
To order, write to [email protected]
Published by: Kalpavriksh and Soppecom
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New Publication: The Poop Book!
Announcing a new publication by Kalpavriksh – The Poop Book!
Meet jellyfish, tree shrews, lions, vultures, bees and lots of other creatures who all have their own special way of pooping – or using poop! Read about the extraordinary world of animal poop!
Order your copy now. There’s a surprise gift inside!
Price Rs.100
To order, write to [email protected]
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Update: Press Release On The Forest Rights Act
All efforts towards recognition of rights and co-existence within Protected Areas under Forest Rights Act are actively obstructed, resulting in routine violation of the Act. Read the Press Release :Forest Rights Act in Protected Areas of India- Report
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Newsletter Update: People In Conservation, May-November 2017 Vol 8 Issue 2 (English)
The Documentation Center has released its Newsletter: People in Conservation, May- November 2017 Vol 8 issue 2 – English You can subscribe to the People in Conservation Newsletter or see past issues.
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Publication: Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
New Publication by Authors Upfront, SOPPECOM, Kalpavriksh, and Oxfam India eds. Ashish Kothari and K J Joy.
A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors. A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors– activists, researchers, media practitioners, those who have influenced policies and those working at the grassroots. This book brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious – Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
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Newsletter Update: People In Conservation, January-June 2017 Vol 8 Issue 1 (English)
The Documentation Center has released its Newsletter: People in Conservation, January-June 2017 Vol 8 issue 1 – English
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